THERE’S DIRT ON YOUR DREAMS
…immediately upon disobeying, both the man and woman in the Garden were staring down the barrel of their own mortality. Immediately, we knew we were standing on our own graves. The very dirt we came from would be the dirt that buried us. But the man in the Garden, Adam, immediately saw a future free from death…
ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH
THE CENTRALITY OF JERUSALEM IN THE ETERNAL PURPOSES OF GOD
The glory of the Gentiles brought into obedience to Jesus is to not only receive the mercy of salvation to call upon the name of the God of Israel, but to cultivate the mature faith of the Canaanite mother and burden of the apostolic father, that it we could find ourselves in this same reflection: “Behold, Jesus Christ still weeping over Jerusalem through the eyes of Paul.”
WHY I DON'T BELIEVE IN THE END OF THE WORLD
Two proclamations will increase and spread across the nations of the earth: (1) false prophecy and (2) the Good News of the Kingdom. This is important. The message of the Kingdom is good news. What good news of what Kingdom will bring comfort to us in that great and terrible Day? And what is this “end” He speaks of?
THE END OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
The pharmaceutical industry is a temporary institution. We only need healthcare for as long as we are stuck with fallible frames, and those days are numbered. This night of sickness, decay, and death in the Exile will soon be over. The greater Joshua will come, and resurrect His beloved ones. We will work with Him to restore the world to Eden again, but this time with more than just one man and just one woman. Jesus has an inheritance to fill the nations, the New Jerusalem, and the dinner table at the Wedding Feast. In the meantime, we get to help Him crowd it out as much as possible.
SISTERHOOD OF THE SERPENT-CRUSHERS
Psalm 68 is a magnificent song of David about the ultimate triumph of God over His enemies. While powerful enough for a surface-level reading, a subtle theme recounting the stories of women skull crushers and the victorious King that they foreshadow that adds considerable depth and color to our understanding of the psalm, and encourage us to join in the great host of women who will declare the final victory over our ancient serpent-enemy.
