Category Archives: Scripture

I came across this while looking up something else: “Most Bible-readers of a conservative stamp will look askance at decontructionism. But its proposed model is in fact too close for comfort to many models adopted within (broadly speaking) the pietist … Continue reading →

Over the past however many years, I’ve engaged in dozens of conversations with people about the role of the church in the life of a believer in Christ. I, myself, was without a church "home" for eight years. In fact, … Continue reading →

Try this one on for size. Yesterday, I covered the line in Revelation 1:17 where John said, “And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet, at though dead.” This is hard to understand and yet pivotal to the … Continue reading →

“And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet, as though dead.” (Revelation 1:17) There is an attitude among certain people that goes like this: Jesus is my friend. I certainly think that is true…and yet. It is almost … Continue reading →

Last week, in Revelation Meditation # 6, I mentioned that the voice that John heard was behind him. I needed to get past casting that idea in a negative light. It is not so much “What was John doing (or … Continue reading →

Yesterday I mentioned that John was doing something subversive. What he was doing was dangerous and exciting. He was—by using the language he used in the opening chapter of Revelation—tweaking the nose of the Roman emperor. His “insolence” was calculated; … Continue reading →

It is a liturgical prayer or maybe a hymn: Grace to you, and peace,from the One who isand who was and who is coming and from the seven spiritswhich are before his throne; even from Jesus Christ the faithful witness … Continue reading →

I know this is taking some time to develop, but it’s important. I wish to return to  ground we covered last week, to the blessing in Revelation 1:3: "Blessed is the one reading, and those hearing, the words of this … Continue reading →

Eugene Peterson, again, said it this way: …the revelation is about Jesus Christ; the revelation comes by means of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is both the the content of the revelation and the agent of the revelation. Jesus Christ  is … Continue reading →

It’s the very first line that gives the book of Revelation its name: “The revelation of Jesus Christ…” Notice: Revelation is singular, not plural. It is one revelation. God gave the revelation to Jesus. Jesus gave the Revelation to John, … Continue reading →

Whenever I anchor an hour as leader for 24 Hours of Prayer events, I invariably read aloud from the book of Revelation. The book is stunning at 5:30 in the morning. In that quiet half-sleep state words embed themselves in … Continue reading →

I have another three weeks left in my “busy” season at work. I’ve had very little extra time the past couple of days for blogging or writing or even conversation. I suppose that I’ll have to deal with more “busyness” … Continue reading →

One of the insights we uncovered as we discussed 1 Corinthians 14 was, to a certain extent, unsettling. It’s not so much the “supernatural elements” within the gifts of tongues and prophecy that unsettles us; it’s more that we have … Continue reading →

Our Home Group/Life Group has been studying Paul’s first letter to the church at Corinth. We’ve been engaging in this study since before the first of the year, with a few breaks. The study has prompted some interesting conversations. Last … Continue reading →

My reading track this week, among other things, has taken me through the first five chapters of the book of Jeremiah. I’ve noticed that Jeremiah is pretty much ignored as much now as he was in his day. Sure, there … Continue reading →