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Warp And Weft
A loom binds together both warp and weft.The Spirit hovers, the Word becomes flesh.A figure forms as fine strands intersect.The virgin’s womb frames the image made fresh.A tapestry hangs for all to inspect.The shepherds gaze at the babe in the creche.Asleep in the hay, a thin thread of light,The Day-Star now woven into the night….
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The Messianic Prophecies in the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah lived with eyes set on God. This is clear from the opening words of his book: “The vision of Isaiah.” Vision is singular, which tells us that Isaiah is meant to be read as one unified whole. It is not a fragmentary account of Isaiah’s prophecies and life with a few historical narratives thrown in…
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Obnoxious Monk to Bold Reformer: The Transformation of Martin Luther
Like the ale, the conversation flowed freely. The host of the gathering, a stout, middle-aged man named Martin, became more animated and opinionated as the night went on. Martin’s formidable intellect was on full display, alongside his penchant for scatological humor. His students soaked up every word—the profound and the crass—recording what he said for…
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The Missing Piece in Jordan Peterson’s Christianity
I find Jordan Peterson’s philosophy of life to be like eating a garden salad for dinner. A salad is refreshing and healthy, I keep coming back for more, but ultimately it does not sate my hunger for long. I’ve consumed a fair bit of Jordan Peterson’s thought and found it, in many ways, to satisfy…
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From Dragons to Disciples: What Lewis and Tolkien Teach Us about Making Disciples
Christ’s command to his apostles to go and make disciples (Matt. 28:16–20) is intended for all his followers. Every Christian must think carefully about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and to make a disciple of Jesus. Though the commission remains unchanged since Christ first uttered it, each new generation encounters contexts…
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Two Robes (The Pain of an Answered Prayer)
“And his mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.” (1 Sam. 2:19) Every year Hannah wove a little robe.A gift for the gift she gave back to God,a blanket of love, for the prayed…