Worship Song Rant
I loved this post by Jeremy. Enjoy!
In my recent reading from the book of Job I came across the following from Zophar. I’ll quote just a bit: “Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified? Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed? For you…
God’s word is eternal, but we often label our own ideas and our own interpretations as authoritative, and thus live on withered grass rather tan the eternal word.
I reflect on the limits of knowledge, particularly in biblical translation, emphasizing the importance of recognizing one’s limitations while finding fulfillment and joy in learning.
This is just a very short note with a link. I’d like to tie the repentance described in Psalm 32 to Leviticus 6 (5 in Hebrew). I wrote about that previously on my Participatory Bible Study Blog. This passage describes the priestly doctrine of repentance.
… and against God. John Hobbins thinks you should. I think he makes a pretty good scriptural case!
Before I went overseas with my parents at 14 years of age we were all required to be briefed about culture shock. Sometimes people have very negative reactions to encountering cultures different than their own. We saw this happen with people who went to Guyana (where I was for three years and my parents for…