by Mark Hamilton | Nov 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
The core claim, or at least a core claim, of Judaism and Christianity is that the One God loves and cares for all the creation. Unlike Gnosticism, which believed that the world was a big mess from which God must rescue the few worthy humans in whom specks of cosmic...
by Mark Hamilton | Nov 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
What must we do to be saved? Pure religion is visiting orphans and widows…. Blessed are the peacemakers…. On and on it goes. The Bible pervasively talks about faith coming to life in action. Hands and hearts move together toward God. It has taken me...
by Mark Hamilton | Oct 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
When we teach the Psalms in the University, we usually begin by trying to categorize them. Almost a century ago, Hermann Gunkel classified them as hymns, laments, wisdom psalms, royal psalms, and whatnot. Each box had several sub-compartments, but it all seemed...
by Mark Hamilton | Oct 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Integrity. What is it? We all want it, if it doesn’t cost too much. We all respect it in others, as long as they don’t rub it in our faces. But what is it? Psalm 15 is about integrity, a serious moral purpose that structures one’s life. Like...
by Mark Hamilton | Oct 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last week, as I was flying back from a deans’ meeting in Pittsburgh (aren’t you envious?), I tried to change my flight to get back home a little earlier. The meeting had ended sooner than anticipated, so it made sense to try. After fiddling with her...
