Jesus' Son: Stories Denis Johnson
Publisher: Harper Perennial

Er vloog een duif tegen m'n raam · Hoornse plas, 08:15 · Jesus' Son: Stories by · Juanjuan op de fiets · Vrijheidsplein en Apenrots. Where we read ourselves in sometimes relates to the titles we give the stories (cf. Nonetheless, it brings for me the same sense of discomfort and self-scrutiny that many of Jesus' parables also evoke. Right before this healing story is the tale of a centurion [a Roman soldier] asking Jesus to heal his own servant. Jesus Raises the Son of the Widow of Nain You may remember that last week, as we were looking at the story of Elijah competing with the prophets of Ba'al, I said that Elijah was an unpleasant person. My own position is that Jesus' biological father remains unknown but is unlikely Joseph, husband of Mary. However, while all of these stories are amazing and inspiring, they pale in comparison to the greatest story ever told. While trapped on an airplane travelling from Detroit to San Diego last week, I read Denis Johnson's short story collection, Jesus' Son, cover to cover. The story of how God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins! [June 9, 2013] The story of Jesus raising the only son of a widow in the town of Nain concludes Luke's introduction of Jesus as the Lord and Bringer of the coming Jubilee (see Luke 4:16-21). Now, we have Jesus encountering a woman who is a widow, and her son is sick.