God’s Presence
Frances Young, God’s Presence: A contemporary recapitulation of early Christianity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013, xiv + 474 pp., pb $29.99 In 2011 Frances Young delivered a series of eight…
Gerald Bray
October 15: 1 Thess 1
V. 4. We know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our Gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the…
October 14: 1 Kings 17
V. 18: And she said to Elijah: ‘What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause…
October 13: Psalm 102
Vv. 16-17: The Lord builds up Zion; he appears in his glory; he regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer. The Christian life is a…
October 12: Colossians 2
V. 6: As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding…
October 11: Ezekiel 44
What made Israel different from the other nations of the ancient middle east? This was a question which was very important to Ezekiel, because he was one of those who…
July 2: Joshua 4
The Memorial Stones v. 9. “Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests bearing the ark of he…
July 1: Matthew 11
John the Baptist v. 11. “Among those born of woman there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist.” Working for someone else is never easy. Playing second-fiddle to…
June 30: Psalm 124
Our Help in in the Name of the Lord v. 7. “We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken and we have…
June 29: Isaiah 61
The Year of the Lord’s Favor v. 2 “To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn” The…