We have reached a stage of civilization in first-world countries that could probably be called “hyper-consumerist.” Everything is a commodity to be bought or sold to the point where many people haven’t recognized the moment they stopped buying products and became one themselves. It is easy to get caught up in it when, before you … Continue reading Buy A New You
The Lady with the Lamp. The Mother of Nursing. The Angel of Crimea. Florence Nightingale: a Victorian-era celebrity who rose to prominence for her work as a British nurse during the Crimean War (1853-56). During this time, being sent to a military hospital for wounds sustained in battle, no matter how minor, was almost a … Continue reading The Best Disinfectant
Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth; For YHWH speaks, “Sons I have reared and brought up, But they have revolted against Me.An ox knows its owner, And a donkey its master’s manger,But Israel does not know,My people do not understand.” Alas, sinful nation,People weighed down with iniquity,Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly!They have … Continue reading Unless He Left A Remnant…
When thinking of “confessions,” one could go in several directions. I think of criminal confessions, where someone “fesses up” to some wrongdoing. In crime dramas, it’s the turning point; the cathartic “We got ‘im! Bring ‘im in!” moment. Sometimes, confessions are false, and the supposed criminal has been coerced into saying something untrue. It reminds … Continue reading Making a Good Confession
The Way of Christ has many details to keep in mind, some of which can have more importance in the minds of Bible readers than others. One of these practices that has fallen out of favor over time, but is thankfully making a comeback is the practice of Baptism. But people have all sorts of … Continue reading Baptism: Who is it for?
The Way of Christ began as a Jewish movement. Not, of course, in the sense that it was a splinter of Judaism (Act 24:5, 28:22), but that it first and foremost reached to Jewish audiences as the culmination of the Jewish system. On this topic, Paul gives his defense at his trial. “But this I … Continue reading The Gentile Condition
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