by Mark Hamilton | Mar 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
On some days, it’s hard to get your thoughts together. The allergy medicines and the crush of routine conspire to prevent it. On such days, it is easy to treat even the dramatic and beautiful lackadaisically. Here are a few observations, as tightly woven as...
by Mark Hamilton | Mar 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
You are what you narrate. When I was a little boy, I loved to hear my grandmothers tell about their childhoods. One was born in 1900, the other in 1907. Each had seen hard times and good, had brought children into the world, and had led lives of integrity. I...
by Mark Hamilton | Mar 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
We are excited about two upcoming ACU events. First, you are invited to hear Dr. Abraham J. Malherbe, Buckingham Professor Emeritus of Yale University, on the topic “What Has Athens to Do with Jerusalem” this Thursday, March 24, at 3:00 p.m. in room 114 of the Onstead...
by Mark Hamilton | Mar 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
One of the most useful words in Hebrew is the little particle ky (sounds like “key”), which means either “because” or “so that” (causal either forward- or backward-looking), or sometimes “when.” Maybe I like it because...
by Mark Hamilton | Feb 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Blessed is the one whose transgression is lifted off, whose sin is covered over. Blessed is the one to whom Yahweh does not attribute guilt and in whose spirit is no treachery. One of the hardest parts of writing anything is knowing where to begin. The Psalmist...
