Roman Soldier Visits Answers in Genesis

With this being Good Friday, I wanted to mention how we brought in a very special speaker for our regular Thursday staff meeting. Dressed as a Roman tribune and speaking to us while “in character,” Deks Nordquist described life in Israel during Roman occupation 2,000 years ago, giving a historical context to the time when a “rebel” (in the eyes of many Romans, he said), Jesus Christ, was living—and ultimately dying on the Cross. He brought some insights into Christ's arrest (by 1,000 Roman soldiers, his studies have shown) and His Crucifixion.

I first heard of Deks when he volunteered as a Roman Centurion for our outdoor Christmas program four months ago—and he braved some very cold evenings in his Roman outfit. I discovered something else about his commitment to the Answers in Genesis ministry: he was on the museum grounds several evenings in December as a volunteer Roman Centurion, but he never broke away to actually tour the museum!

Deks takes his Bible study so seriously that he is travelling to Israel later this year as a part of getting a PhD in archaeology/history.

Devotion

Compassion tested

(Mark 5:16-17) And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.

Compassion is tested when we are faced with having to give up what we have (like a herd of swine) in order to see a lost soul come out of the dark bondage of sin.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken