- Reply to: 1 Samuel 25 seems to be very important15 years 8 months ago…: I like the chiasm. I guessby: Samuel BostockI like the chiasm. I guess Nabal is a Saul-type figure (moody). So we see the conclusion to the…
- Reply to: Death is not nothing15 years 9 months ago…: How strange that Henry Scotby: Laura DavidgeHow strange that Henry Scot Holland's poem seems to almost duplicate that of St Augustin - Love…
- Reply to: Mark 6:14-29 and the book of Esther15 years 10 months ago…: Estherby: dave bishVery interesting. Does it also then evoke the memory of Esther as a reminder that though John dies…
- Reply to: Why is Mark 6:14-29 in Mark's gospel?15 years 11 months ago…: I like it!by: James OakleyBoth those suggestions make a lot of sense to me as well. I'll keep thinking - one of the…
- Reply to: Why is Mark 6:14-29 in Mark's gospel?15 years 11 months ago…: Good stuff, James. I have aby: matthewGood stuff, James. I have a couple of other suggestions. First, one of the key OT backgrounds to…
- Reply to: Their cry goes up, 'How long?'15 years 11 months ago…: Amen to that.by: RosAmen to that.
- Reply to: Parable of the sower: A bumper crop16 years ago…: France notes the pluralby: Neil JeffersFrance notes the plural seeds, which is a great response to those who say the parable tells us only…
- Reply to: Parable of the sower: A bumper crop16 years ago…: I'd not noticed the pluralby: matthewI'd not noticed the plural 'seeds' before. Nice.
- Reply to: Why I *do* think "covenant member" = "elect"16 years ago…: Yes, how we treat people in practiceby: James OakleySo that Eph 1:4 does not say "he chose us in him before the foundation of the world that we should…
- Reply to: Why I *do* think "covenant member" = "elect"16 years ago…: Absolutelyby: James OakleyAnd, by discipline, we mean "seek to restore / win back" The exhortation becomes "live what you are…