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Don’t Gnaw on Rocks
The old old story is true as ever, it is as true as bread, as true as wine. The story of Christ risen from the dead is as familiar as the sunrise, and as miraculous as the sunrise. This story … 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
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
“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
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
Convenient Bread
Proverbs 30:8 says, “Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food [literally ‘bread’] convenient for me.” It is a prayer for provision, but also for contentment, and this is instructive for us as we come to this table. … Continue reading
Of Shoes and Ships 