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Monthly Archives: March 2024
Exhortation: Palm Sunday
Today is Palm Sunday. On this day the church has traditionally celebrated and remembered Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey before his crucifixion. It is the Passover season, the highest of the feasts, and Jerusalem is stuffed with … Continue reading
Triumph and Gifts
The name “Triumphal Entry” is not in the bible. It is added later by church fathers who noted the similarity between this event and something in the surrounding culture: the Roman Triumph. In ancient Rome, which prized military glory above … Continue reading
Exhortation: Worship
We sometimes refer to the Lord’s Day gathering of the saints as a “worship service” wherein we serve the Lord by giving Him our worship. But what is worship exactly? The term gets a bit slippery. Some will say that … Continue reading
Bread
How do you get bread? A tiny thing, very much not bread, is put into dirt (also not bread) and water is poured over it, and it’s forgotten. After a while the tiny thing is transformed into something green and … Continue reading
Big Trouble–Joshua 7 & 8
Intro: The Fall of Jericho and “the Ban” This narrative picks up after the miraculous fall of Jericho. This first conquest dramatically showcased the power of God and showed that God intended to give the whole land to Israel. Jericho … Continue reading
Power in The Lord of the Rings
The essential problem with the Ring is that it is a tool of unlawful and tyrannical domination. It is a thing designed to exert the will of the wearer over everything else. And as such it must be repudiated and … Continue reading
Of Shoes and Ships 