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February 2022

February 03, 2022

Ben Rector videos & my take on Psalm 17

There's a lot of lightning, or whatever in this new video by Ben Rector. He's...

February 02, 2022

Modern Holistic Health | an open letter to the team

Modern Holistic Health | an open letter to the team... Today is the day Rosita...

January 2022

January 28, 2022

creative forays | missio Dei online on Facebook?!

En lieu of two online articles this week, I offer one, easily categorized as a...

January 19, 2022

of all the religions one could like

of all the religions one could like This wasn't supposed to happen. I like the...

January 13, 2022

wisdom’s public call in the city | Solomon’s wisdom, pt. 2

The voice of wisdom is not only clear, but available for all. She is available...

January 07, 2022

sin drains one’s life blood | Solomon’s wisdom

At best, Solomon is referring to shedding the blood of animals in idolatry. At worst,...

December 2021

December 08, 2021

Ecclesiastes, pt. 14 | one is to invest and work, trusting God for increase

There are consequences to our decisions, one way or another. Koheleth offers wise counsel, and...

December 02, 2021

Ecclesiastes, pt. 13 | decisions of wise men and fools

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, But a fool’s heart at his left. Eccl...

November 2021

November 22, 2021

Ecclesiastes, pt. 12 | the futility of chasing wealth

“Increased wealth will only produce increased people to consume it. The owner of the wealth...

November 03, 2021

on community | the Preacher of Ecclesiastes

The authentic community of the visible church, in all the beauty and forms she displays,...

October 2021

October 23, 2021

stand before the king

The spoken word of the king carries great authority, in the same way the written...

October 12, 2021

The Preacher weighs in on the gift of work

The Preacher (Koheleth or Qoheleth) weighs in on the gift of work. The Bible has...

October 05, 2021

Koheleth draws our eyes to abuses of power

Koheleth draws our eyes to abuses of power. The oppressed often have no one to...

September 2021

September 20, 2021

God’s hands hold all life

Koheleth seems to be an elder, reflecting on what is truly meaningful in this life. Life...

September 11, 2021

“the good life” & its attraction

The greatest good, the highest good, is for them, "to be happy and enjoy themselves...

September 03, 2021

will of God vs. “what God has done”

...moreover he has put a sense of past and future into their minds, yet they...

August 2021

August 25, 2021

peace, love, and good questions in Ecclesiastes 3

Everyone wants personal peace, probably at least since the peace movement in the 1960's. However,...

August 19, 2021

resonating in awe with the presence of God in Ecclesiastes

We are to be silent as we're resonating in awe with the presence of God....

August 17, 2021

knowing the times | an introduction to Ecclesiastes 3

Knowing the times: "Open your barns when it is the time to do so; and...

August 15, 2021

regarding Solomon and the authorship of Ecclesiastes

With the expansion of the Davidic Kingdom, Solomon would have had more exposure to the...

June 2021

June 26, 2021

word study culled down from Basil on 1 Cor xiii.5

I believe a word study like this can be traced throughout church history as a...

April 2021

April 10, 2021

from the prayer series

This is creative writing, I guess, with highlights from the Prayer Series and from another...

December 2020

December 09, 2020

on smoking & weight gain

What do we do with fairly common problems like smoking and weight gain? Is everything...

December 02, 2020

on habitual problem drinking

I've seldom spoken or written on habitual problem drinking. Growing up near Napa Valley has...

November 2020

November 22, 2020

Stanton, Archie & Mary on People Facing Addictive Habits

People will always have various definitions of addiction and the appropriate modality/ies of treatment. There...

November 11, 2020

on retreat, advance & our Lord’s acts of piety

And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest...

October 2020

October 10, 2020

epiklesis | Hippolytus, Sarapion, and SS. Addai and Mari

I culled down this article from a reaction paper. We were given this open statement...

May 2017

May 14, 2017

“Let’s go home!”

What do you think when you hear the phrase "Let's go!" as compared to "Let's...