Introduction: I would like to try to make a very simple point, but one which could be misconstrued in a thousand different ways. I would ask my friends not to do so, my enemies not to do so too violently, and for the vast horde wavering between friendship and hostility to read the whole thing …
Review: Anatomy of Melancholy and Other Poems
Anatomy of Melancholy and Other Poems by Robert Wrigley My rating: 4 of 5 stars Decent stuff. Some good images here. View all my reviews
Faithful Desolation: Eighth Decade of Psalms/Psalm 77
Introduction: We have been considering psalms of deliverance, and this psalm is no different in that respect. But one notable distinction here is that the deliverance seemed late in coming, and the psalmist struggled mightily with that providence. In his struggle, he teaches us how to struggle when we are confronted with anything similar. And …
Who Swears To His Own Hurt
So I wrote that I was grateful for the fact that Cruz did not endorse Donald Trump. I still am grateful. But I also have noticed, online and in personal conversations, that a number of people (who are not Trump fans) are arguing that Cruz should be rejected for good over this because he was …
A Tough Spot
Where All and No Meet
“The cross was unjust because Jesus was on it, but it [was] entirely just because I am there too. Oh, the wisdom of God! When you come to the cross, what are you coming to? You are coming to the place of no condemnation — precisely because it is all condemnation” (Rules, p. 270).
Which Is Not Repentance
“More than one person has gone off to Hell dabbing at their sins, and sometimes picking at them” (Rules, p. 270).
Thankful
So Ted Cruz refrained from endorsing Donald Trump last night, and so my respect for him remains high. I appreciate it deeply. If he had endorsed Trump, then my support for Cruz would have gone the way of the woolly mammoth. The pressure on Cruz to cave must have been enormous, as can be ascertained …
Real Hope Then
“Nothing is dying but what has needed to die for a long time” (Rules, p. 267).
Your Best Casket Now
“We need our preachers to stop telling the skeletons to develop a positive mental attitude” (Rules, p. 266).