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BibleTraining.org Review
Every now and again a resource comes along that is so good it begs to be shared. This is one of them. (It also begs to be SUPPORTED; if you need somewhere to send money, this is a good kingdom investment.) BiblicalTraining.org offers lectures, seminars, and entire courses on biblical topics, including theology, Greek, church…
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Preparing the Way: Why “Reconcile” Must Be the Chief Cry of Our Hearts
“For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” (Matthew 3:3, KJV) “And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.” (Luke…
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Make His Paths Straight: Getting Our Hearts Ready for the King
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”…
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Light of the World, Salt of the Earth
Excerpted from LETTERS TO A SAMUEL GENERATION by Rachel Starr Thomson Available in multiple formats here. “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden underfoot of men. “Ye…
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To “Repent” Is to Hope: The Real Meaning of Jesus’ Call to Repentance
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 3:1-2, ESV) To many of us I think the word “repent” conjures up visions of angry Baptists picketing funerals or rock concerts, or maybe of old-school preachers raining down fire and brimstone…
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The Light
I wanted to see. Should blindness be borne with religious resignation and patience? Perhaps, but I could not bear it thus. At the very least, as I sometimes thought, it ought eventually to become natural to me—a thing as unremarkable as the night which follows day, which always has, which always will. But it could…
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Following the Nazarene: Holiness, Puns, & How to Be a Saint
After Joseph and family left Egypt to return to the Promised Land, “Being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee. Then he went and settled in a town called Nazareth to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets, that He will be called a Nazarene.” (Matthew 2:23, HCSB) It’s one of…
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Seventh World Trilogy – Writing the King
The war is over, and the King has gone from our land. Gone with him are the faithful children of men, and now only I am left! I alone remain to sing the Song of the Burning Light over this bloodstained ground. The Earth Brethren are gone; I know not where. It seems they are…
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Out of Egypt: When God Calls You to Leave Slavery [Safety] Behind
So far in the first chapter of Matthew, Matthew has identified Jesus with Abraham, with David, with the whole levitical system of sacrifices and festivals (see “The Riddle of 13”), and with the people of Israel in exile — and of course, he has identified him clearly as the Messiah and with Yawheh himself. Here,…
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Kyrie
The free-form poem “Kyrie” functioned as the script for a 1:11 production of the same name. It will be included in the upcoming book PIECES OF GRACE, a compilation of poems, short stories, and devotional narratives to be released in 2016. And God said, Of every tree in the garden you may eat, but of…