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At all times laments assume
that Yahweh’s desire to forgive, restore and heal never abates. . . .
Since God is faithful the devastated have hope.
— Paul R. House (Old Testament Theology)
This morning I was reading from Proverbs 25 in The Message. Verse 20 says:
Singing light songs to the heavyhearted
is like pouring salt in their wounds.
While reading [...]
Fair freshness of the God-breathed spirit air,
Pass through my soul, and make it strong to love.
— George MacDonald (Diary of an Old Soul)
“It’s not fair!” is the chorus that rises from a veritable army of prepubescent logicians with legs and arms flailing against the ground. If you’ve ever been around a child, you know that [...]
The quality of an individual Christian’s engagement with God
will then be reflected in his or her concern
to enhance the life of the church as a community.
— David Peterson (Engaging With God)
A seditious proverb was being tossed around the exilic community:
The parents have eaten sour grapes,|
and the children’s teeth are set on edge. (v. 2, NRSV)
It looks [...]
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