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Continue reading →: God’s grace, then and now“The Old Testament had grace in type, the New Testament has grace in truth.” (David Murray – Jesus on Every Page)
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Continue reading →: Woven Together In The Depths Of The EarthThis painting by Jeffrey Smith was inspired by Psalm 139:15 which reads, “My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth”
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Continue reading →: Harry Potter, SaviourHat tip to Peregrin Wildoak for this find.
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Continue reading →: How we sometimes sacrifice truth in the name of truth“In discernment it is important to be biblically balanced (Matt. 23:23–24). It is easy to emphasize one truth at the expense of others. It is easy to begin with Christ as the center of a Christian’s life, but in the business of life to unwittingly move the center to one…
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Continue reading →: Imagining the Old Testament in the New“The Old Testament in the New” by Sieger Koder
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Continue reading →: Now The Earth Was Formless And Void: Picturing The Primordial Chaos Of Genesis 1:1This painting of the primordial chaos by artist Judy Racz was inspired by the words of Genesis 1:1-2: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the…
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Continue reading →: The Australian SoulI thought I would share with you some interesting observations made by Gary Bouma in “Australian Soul: Religion and Spirituality in the Twenty-First Century.” Although he made them back in 2006 I think they are still highly accurate and relevant. He writes: A society’s religious institution sets the levels of…
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Continue reading →: Why pentacles are unnecessary for the Esoteric ChristianI thought I would share some interesting nuggets of information about pentacles as used in tarot and esoteric ritual. Pentacles in the Tarot Did you know that the pentacles of the tarot weren’t always pentacles? The four suits of the minor arcana of the tarot are popularly known as swords,…
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Continue reading →: Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes: When Modesty Isn’t What We Think It IsIn their book, “Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible”, E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O’Brien observe, “There is a discernible pattern by which Western readers read-and even misread-Scripture.” For example, “Our cultural mores tell us sexual modesty is necessary while economic modesty is…
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Continue reading →: Are good and evil equal and opposite?In many ethical systems good and evil are seen are equal and opposite. In monistic systems, like Taoism, good and evil are seen as equally relative and illusory. This is reflected in the design of the Yin Yang symbol. In dualistic systems, like Zoroastrianism, good and evil are seen as…
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