Tag Archives: Yom Kippur

The Day of Atonement and The Curious Incident of the Lamb of God

Posted on September 19, 2015 by John Valade

[Note: When I originally posted this in 2013 I seem to have made a mistake in the settings so as to make it inaccessible. Since this is the season, I am posting it again.] The Israelite holy day we call … Continue reading →

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… And Books Were Opened

Posted on September 13, 2014 by John Valade

[This post is a slightly revised version of a Wascana Fellowship message from 2010.] The image of judgment in Revelation 20:11-15 mentions that “books were opened” and that people were judged in accordance with what was written in them. We are told that … Continue reading →

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Day of Atonement and The Curious Incident of the Lamb of God

Posted on September 17, 2013 by John Valade

The Israelite holy day we call the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) presents a fascinating imagery of community purification of sin. It may seem like a weird and bloody ritual from a barbaric time, therefore completely irrelevant to our modern … Continue reading →

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