Category Archives: My Own Thoughts

You know you’re in trouble when…

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

“This is a difficult verse to interpret because of its elliptical style and the alternation of number. In the first and last cola the subject is singular; in the second colon is it plural. When this variation is coupled with … Continue reading →

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Table Meditation: May 20, 2012…

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

I have a really nice watch, and it is broken. It sits in a drawer my home. And until a time comes when I can have it repaired, it is right…twice a day. The world can get it right every … Continue reading →

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Fire the pastor…

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

Isaiah 56:9-12… All you beasts of the field, come to devour, All you beasts in the forest. His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yes, … Continue reading →

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Your thoughts are not my thoughts…

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

I’m preaching in Isaiah, lectio continua, and on this last Lord’s Day we were in Isaiah 55. I am also reading Exodus on my own. The way they inform each other is, well, interesting. Since they have the same ’capital-A’ Author, … Continue reading →

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Table Meditation: May 13, 2012…

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Yahweh says this through Isaiah… “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. Isaiah 55:1 It is said…there is … Continue reading →

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Exhortation: May 13, 2012…Mother’s Day…

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Today is Mother’s Day. It is, indeed, a holiday that has been created in a secular fashion. That does not mean it is evil to celebrate it as Mother’s Day. We were talking earlier and, indeed, every day is Mother’s … Continue reading →

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Rise up and call her Blessed

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

From October, 2010…worth repeating… The words are not original with me. It was Jim Palmer, a Methodist pastor in Dallas, whom I heard say it. But it is true for me nevertheless: I experience full measure of the grace of … Continue reading →

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Zuckerberg

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

I deeply troubled that I recognize Mark Zuckerberg’s picture when it appears in the corner of my screen. Just sayin’

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Like the Servant…

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 54:13… All your children shall be taught by the Lord, And great shall be the peace of your children. Taught by the Lord brings to the fore one of the core themes of this section: that … Continue reading →

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It surpasses the best fortified citadels…

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

John Calvin on Isaiah 54:2… “Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes. It will be objected that the building which is … Continue reading →

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