by admin | Jul 27, 2026 | Justice and Mercy, Section Seven
This is a continuation of a consideration of “Matthew’s and the Holy Spirit’s word choices”1 in Matthew 12:18-21. Once more I’ll mine the rich vein of רָצָה (rāṣâ) encountered in another essay in its Qal perfect 3rd person feminine form רָצְתָה (ESV: delights):...
by admin | Apr 14, 2024 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Six
My mother told the following story about her firstborn son: His father worked the evening shift. Perhaps it was the only shift the young man could get. Perhaps he did it deliberately to earn more per hour. She was alone with their infant son in the afternoon in an...
by admin | Jun 8, 2012 | Section One, Sexual Immorality
Athens and Corinth1 are the only locales around the Mediterranean where contemporary historians recognize idolatrous worship (including its drunken sexual practices) being carried out more or less openly in the first century. Trusting the Bible and experimenting with...