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Archive for June, 2007

A Mikvah

Posted in Ruminations, tagged on June 16, 2007 | 7 Comments »

Today I was privileged to officiate at a mikvah for a dear brother who will be married in a few hours.
A few things struck me. The first is that God really knows His creation! Of course, right!? But I am repeatedly impressed upon realization of a specific way in which God designed His [...]

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Nothing New Under the Sun

Posted in Quotes, Ruminations, tagged , on June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The state of affairs today is little changed from that which has persisted for centuries.  As evidence I offer the following.  In 1923 Dr. Claude J.G. Montefiore wrote in his book The Old Testament and After:
“Jewish critics of Christianity and Christian critics of Judaism make precisely the same charges against each other. The Christian says: [...]

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Sans Training Wheels

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday was an auspicious day, now if she will only believe that she can do it consistently…

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Oldest and youngest

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Alethea Grace and Elorah Hope

Yes, I am a proud Daddio!

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Community: A Malleable Attempt at Definition

Posted in Ruminations, tagged on June 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »

I’ve been pursuing community as the ideal expression of the Gospel life for a long time.  It’s an elusive goal; though even limited expressions of community can provide wonderful experiences.
I have also witnessed true community first-hand, and it is radical, it is spiritual, and it is inescapably life-altering. It brooks no besetting sin in its [...]

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Cities of Refuge Controlled by Enemies of God

Posted in Quotes, Ruminations, tagged , on June 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

it is noteworthy that five of the six cities of refuge (Israel’s ancient judicial system) are now under the control of Islamic countries. The names of the cities are Golan, Ramoth Gilead (now in Jordan), Shechem (now the Islamic city of Nablus), Hebron (now in the control of Palestinians), Bezer (also in Jordan); the only [...]

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Re-evaluating an Author

Posted in Quotes, tagged on June 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »

I did not like Walter Brueggemann’s Theology of the Old Testament. It was inaccessible, ethereal and elusive… and it was verbose. I didn’t like it so much, that I almost missed what may prove to be a phenomenal book.
Where Theology of the Old Testament is a massive tome of a book (700+ pages) this [...]

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