> As a man nailed to the cross; he first struggles, and strives, and cries out with great strength and might, but, as his blood and spirits waste, his strivings are faint and seldom, his cries low and hoarse, scarce to be heard;—when a man first sets on a…
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A Work in Progress
I’m excited to have these three books in my near-term queue. First, we’re going to be going through Matt Chandler’s Take Heart [https://www.amazon.com/Take-Heart-Matt-Chandler/dp/1784983160] at Vine Church [https://vinechurchmpls.com] for Sunday school in a couple weeks in order to prepare our…
I've always loved XKCD. Today he made a text criticism joke! https://xkcd.com/2168/…
> ...when we're arguing for a certain political action course we must not so invest our energy, our heat, our passion into such matters in order to preserve our understanding of what the republic should be that we give the impression that the well-being of the republic is…
Waiting for Justice I’ve lately been feeling a tension from two realities. First, I have felt the groan of injustice in the world. The imbalance of justice which waits for God’s retribution is staggering. It’s easy to see injustice in the big things, like the unjust murder…
Mark 6:30-44 This narrative has always struck me as a picture of what ministry can look like. It never ends. Even when you've been out ministering and working for the kingdom, when you attempt to find rest (even when Jesus calls you out to rest) the people…
> The whole course of history is represented as the development of the plan and purposes of God; and yet human history is little else than the history of sin. No one can read the simple narrative concerning Joseph, as given in the book of Genesis, without seeing that everything…
Most people believe God is solely a blessing-giver, that he only intends or creates what is good. But the Bible describes God many times as both one who creates or intends blessings and curses. * Gen. 50:15-20 * Deut. 30:11-20 * Job 1:20-22, 2:9-10 * Rom. 5:12-14, 11:32…