“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 147 “I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof …
Torah and Law
The Greek word anomos means without law, and should be distinguished for the other Greek word anomos (with an omicron at the end, not an omega). This anomos is used twice in Romans 2:12. “For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law . . .” This is referred to the …
Grace Into Flags
“I have not observed yet that anybody who has had grace to make into flags has won the more victories in consequence. I have required, so far as I am concerned, all my grace to make into a sword; I have wanted all my power for real fighting; but, as to making a single banner …
Keeping Dragons Dragony
“The imagination fed on truth knows that the serpent is a symbol of hatred and deceit, of evil knowledge and power without conscience . . . I want [my children] to read plenty of stories in which there are dragons that act like dragons and meet a dragon’s end” (Michael D. O’Brian, A Landscape With …
An Amos Overview
An overview of the structure and message of the book of Amos can be found here.
Next Chapter Up
Chapter Two, called “Nylon Strap and Winch,” is now available to the reading public. Click on the picture, or here.
What We Shall Need Forever
“To be sure, food keeps us alive, but that is only its smallest and most temporary work. Its eternal purpose is to furnish our sensibilities against the day when we shall sit down at the heavenly banquet and see how gracious the Lord is. Nourishment is necessary only for a while; what we shall need …
Without the Law
We learn some interesting things about Paul’s use of the law from his use of the word anoma. In 1 Cor. 9:21, he uses it four times — “To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that …
Painted Fire
“His preaching is like a painted fire, no one is either cheered or alarmed by it” (Charles Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry, p. 207).
Catechized by Fairy Tales
“Good magic and bad magic in truthful stories correspond to true religion and false religion in our real world . . . True religion is about surrender, while false religion is about control” (Michael D. O’Brian, A Landscape With Dragons, p. 29).