Bible
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The Prodigal God (and golden eggs)
Timothy Keller’s Prodigal God is a short book in which Keller uses the parable of the prodigal son as a framework for discussing two different types of lost souls: the profligate (the younger…
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Finishing Revelation
…they couldn’t all want Archetypes coming down on them, not if they were like most of the religious people he had met. They also probably liked their religion taken mild — a pious…
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On the Incarnation
I show my ignorance of church history when I admit that I first heard of this book quite recently through Deb on the Run. I can’t fully regret the ignorance that kept it…
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Healing and Hiding
This morning, I read a story that’s always intrigued me: the woman with the hemorrhage who came through the pressing crowds and touched Jesus’ robes. I’m using a harmony of the gospels these…
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A larger and truer confession
Someone forwarded Ben Stein’s CBS Sunday Morning “Confession” to me by email. Mr. Stein uses the following exchange as a springboard for discussing God’s alleged departure from America: Billy Graham’s daughter was interviewed…
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Bible 101
I’m taking a break from From God To Us. It’s full of knowledge I want, but it’s a little dry. I’m about halfway through it, and I’m going to set it aside for…
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Reflections on the Psalms
I have to be honest: the book of Psalms has never been a favorite of mine. It’s been praised so often by others that I’m quite willing to accept that the fault is…
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Routine Exercise vs. Real Desire
My Bible-reading has been progressing slowly through the Old Testament. It’s taken me about two years, but I’m at last up to Haggai, so it’s safe to say the end is in sight.…
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About Ezekiel
I’ve progressed into Ezekiel in my Bible-reading. These prophetic books frustrate any attempt by my analytical or “literary” mind to file them neatly away, but there are passages of great beauty and power.…
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Finishing Isaiah
Isaiah is a difficult book for me. I love the story of King Hezekiah in the narrative chapters at the middle of the book. I love the passages where Isaiah’s vision soars and…