Painful Days

Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am wretched.  Heal me, for my limbs are stricken.  Psalm 6:3  Robert Alter My limbs – Now you will read a reflection that I wrote more than a month ago.  My left knee still hurts, every day, all the time.  But it isn’t excruciating.  No wheelchair.  Nevertheless, it’s…

The Rational Man

Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Romans 7:24 NASB Set me free – Just for the moment put aside Augustine’s exegesis claiming that this verse is the expression of Paul before he became a Christian. Historical analysis demonstrates that Augustine’s conclusion is wrong. At the…