and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away. Revelation 21:4 NASB Eros and Thanatos What do you see in this sculpture? What pulls you in? Does the sexuality of this angel assault you? She exudes…
My tongue also will tell of Your righteousness all day long; for they are put to shame, for they are humiliated who seek my harm. Psalm 71:24 NASB Put to same/ humiliated – Ah, we’re back at the beginning, a great place to end. What is the result of being “redeemed,” that is, becoming a soldier in…
My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; and my soul, which You have redeemed. Psalm 71:23 NASB Redeemed – By now you know that “soul” is an entirely Greek (and mistaken) representation of a “part” of Man. It’s based on Plato’s view that the rational is the real. The psyche (“soul”) is…
We will look at two rather short books by the same important author, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. The first is his analysis of the circumstances of a person of faith: The Lonely Man of Faith Here is the purchase link. It is just over 100 pages and quite easy to read. If you prefer not…
I will also praise You with a harp, and Your truth, my God; I will sing praises to You with the lyre, Holy One of Israel. Psalm 71:22 NASB Harp/ sing – Music is emotional catharsis. It doesn’t take just words to move you. The sounds of the instruments, the percussion, the rhythm is enough—to move you…
Some mornings are just impossible to describe.
May You increase my greatness and turn to comfort me. Psalm 71:21 NASB My greatness – What was the opening line of the vastly popular book, The Purpose-Driven Life? Oh, yes, “It’s not about you.” A sort of oxymoron, don’t you think? The book sold millions of copies precisely because readers believed that it was in fact all…
Well, we are back in Parma. Frankly, it’s so nice to be here. Here are a couple of shots of the street on Saturday afternoon. You will notice it isn’t like anywhere in the USA. Of course, this is Italy in August. Everyone is on vacation–not a good time to come as a tourist since…
Good day, all. I planned to start a new study in the next week or two, but I have since learned that the internet on the cruise ship that we will be on is not very fast and probably won’t support a video conference. That cruise runs from September 4 to September 18 (Barcelona to…
You who have shown me many troubles and distresses will revive me again, and will bring me up again from the depths of the earth. Psalm 71:20 NASB Revive – Don’t jump too quickly to those comforting thoughts about revival. Pay attention to the beginning of this verse. Who is the one who showed the poet’s many troubles…
