Yanick Ethier and Wyatt Graham talk about friendship. Yanick uncommonly has made covenants with friends. He talks about what that looks like here.
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Yanick Ethier and Wyatt Graham talk about friendship. Yanick uncommonly has made covenants with friends. He talks about what that looks like here.
Wyatt Graham (PhD) serves as a professor of Bible and Theology. You can follow him at wyattgraham.com.
Yanick Ethier attended SEMBEQ (Quebec Baptist Evangelical Seminary) for his Bachelor’s degree in Theology. Married to Esther and father of 2 young adults, Yanick has been serving in the pastoral ministry with The Fellowship Evangelical Baptists in Quebec for over 20 years, in his mother church in Longueuil. He is the pastor of teaching and vision at Église de L’Espoir. His passion in the ministry is preaching the Word and training pastors. In 2011, with a band of dear brother pastors, Yanick had the privilege of starting Sola, a gospel coalition for the French-speaking Canadians with a vision of joining a movement for the Gospel and our country. Yanick is an original Council Member for TGC Canada. You can find Yanick’s at Egliseespoir.com or reach him personally at yethier(at)egliseespoir.com.
John 20:17 seems strange. After Jesus rose from the dead, Mary Magdalene weeps in front of the empty tomb. At first mistaking Jesus to be the gardener, she recognizes Jesus once he calls her by name. Her first impulse is to reach out a “cling” to Jesus. But Jesus says, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father” (John 20:17). The verb “cling to” is literally “touch.” Apparently, Jesus cannot be touched until he ascends to the Father. At first glance, this seems strange. D. A. Carson even adds that “This verse belongs to...



