by Russell Kirby | Mar 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Dr. Jeff W. Childers, Carmichael-Walling Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity in the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University, offers some reflections on his recent trip to Saint Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai: Out of Egypt...
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...
by Mark Hamilton | Feb 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Having grown up in a family in which my dad had a steady job and our schools were safe and our churches more often encouraging than not, deliverance is a hard concept for me. What does it look like? Not everyone has this problem because not everyone has mastered the...
by Mark Hamilton | Feb 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
I often hear that the proper response to God’s grace is gratitude. This is true, as far as it goes, but seems a bit passive. Worse, in human beings, gratitude often turns to resentment at the humiliation caused by disproportionate, un-pay-backable...
by Mark Hamilton | Feb 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
If Psalm 28 is notable for its quiet celebration of the mercies of God, Psalm 29 is one of the noisiest texts ever written. Its evocation of thunder (“the voice of Yhwh on the waters”), earthquake (“Lebanon skips….Yhwh’s voice makes the...
