In Remembrance

For You—whom You struck they pursued, and they recounted the pain of Your victims.  Psalm 69:27 [Hebrew Bible]  Robert Alter Recounted – Think about the implications here.  First, the “victims” are God’s victims.  God is the One who caused the initial pain.  And God is the One with whom you must deal.  The enemies are…

Harder Than It Looks

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may [d]prove what the will of God is, that which is good and [e]acceptable and perfect.  Romans 12:2  NASB Not be conformed – I didn’t know if I should choose the verse in Genesis (1:26) or this verse in Romans. …

The Internet “god”

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our wrongdoings from us.  Psalm 103:12  NASB Removed – Humanity has come face to face with a new god, an omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent god of eternal examination, a god that never forgets the worst things about you and provides the whole world…

At the Edge

and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.  Romans 12:2 NASB 1995 Not be conformed – Paul’s exhortation might just be shy of impossible for us.  Two thousand…