Archive for the ‘Grace’ Category

  • hesed: Hebrew has a word for it… #1

    Aug 28, 13 • Covenant, Faith, Grace, OT, RuthComments Off on hesed: Hebrew has a word for it… #1
    hesed: Hebrew has a word for it… #1

    Here’s the first of a new series of podcasts on words that pose particular difficulty because English either lacks clearly similar concepts, or the word carries quite different connotations (emotional overtones and other baggage) from the word that denotes (points to) a similar thing. The first word is hesed a key virtue in the Bible [&hellip...

  • E100-58: Matthew 13:1 – 13:58: More about parables

    Jul 7, 10 • E100, Grace, Jesus, Matthew, ParableComments Off on E100-58: Matthew 13:1 – 13:58: More about parables
    E100-58: Matthew 13:1 – 13:58: More about parables

    This chapter is a big sack of parables, and we’ve already seen that a parable is in essence a comparison, where light is thrown on something by talking about something else, better known or more clear or vivid. The parable of the the sower is particularly complicated and developed, with lots of details but still [&hellip...

  • E100-9: Genesis 27-28: Dysfunctional but chosen

    Apr 29, 10 • E100, Genesis, Grace, SinComments Off on E100-9: Genesis 27-28: Dysfunctional but chosen
    E100-9: Genesis 27-28: Dysfunctional but chosen

    Don’t look for happy families in the tales of the ancestors, matriarchs and patriarchs, of God’s chosen people.  Genesis 27-28 carry the story into the next two generations but present a thoroughly dysfunctional family. Yet Genesis 28 tells also of one of the most dramatic revelations of God and renewal of God’s promises to this [&hellip...

  • E100-4: Genesis 8:1-9:17 Sin and grace after the flood

    Apr 22, 10 • E100, Genesis, Grace, SinComments Off on E100-4: Genesis 8:1-9:17 Sin and grace after the flood
    E100-4: Genesis 8:1-9:17 Sin and grace after the flood

    If this was a merely human story you’d expect God’s bold attempt at drastic punishment to have an equally bold result. Either humanity reformed, or the rebellion gets deeper 😉 But of course neither is possible. humanity is unreformable, just try making a few worthwhile New Year’s resolutions to prove that 😉 nor is rebellion [&hellip...

  • E100 week 1: Genesis 1-11: The Bible’s Prologue

    Apr 18, 10 • E100, Genesis, Grace, Sin, TheologyComments Off on E100 week 1: Genesis 1-11: The Bible’s Prologue
    E100 week 1: Genesis 1-11: The Bible’s Prologue

    All, speech requires prior knowledge to be understood. Usually this is largely shared within a culture. So if I say “the cat” I do not usually have to tell you first what a cat is. (Even if in the context of a novel about old-time sailors it might be a whip.) Some courses of study [&hellip...