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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
Covetousness
Some time ago we looked at the sin of envy and its relation to jealousy and covetousness. Now we will attend to covetousness. Turns out it’s bad too. Twice in the New Testament, once in Colossians and once in Ephesians, … Continue reading
Infinite Care
The vastness and immensity of God presents us finite folk with lovely paradoxes. Consider this one: the knowledge and power of God are truly unbounded, and yet He cares about the smallest detail of your life and doings. This is … Continue reading
“Here I am. Eat me.”
Jesus was born in Breadtown, and He was laid in a feeding trough, as if to say, “Here I am. Eat me.” Later when He sees the multitudes who have followed Him into the wilderness, He has compassion on them … Continue reading
Why Give Gifts?
At the heart of the cosmos is generosity. And this is true because God is Triune. From eternity past unto all ages the Father has lavished love on the Son, and the Son has received that love and returned love … Continue reading
Narrative Flourish
Do not overlook God’s power in the world. Don’t get suckered by the modernist, materialist mode of looking at the world which sees everything as just the sum of matter in motion. It’s easy for us to get swept away … Continue reading
The Feast of God
Isaiah 25 describes salvation in terms of the great feast of God. It says that the Lord of Hosts will make for all people a feast of choice pieces and of wine well-refined. But this is possible because God has … Continue reading
A Christmas Catechism
Q. 1 When do we celebrate Christmas? A. We celebrate Christmas at the darkest time of year, because God’s stories are full of resurrection. Q. 2 What is Advent? A. Advent is the four weeks before Christmas which represent the … Continue reading
Of Shoes and Ships 