Dignoscentia

This is an amazing book. I have liked the story of Joseph ever since I was a child, but Ms. Fivash has research the history of the time and has written about Joseph’s life in a historically and Biblically accurate manner while providing the story between the lines, so to speak. This book captivated me [...]

Reverend Caskie was an amazingly brave Scottish minister who helped Allied soldiers escape from Nazi-occupied France during WWII. He wrote about those years of his life in this wonderful little book. His prose is so well written you’ll think you’re reading one of the Classics, and his story will inspire you.
Recommended: Yes

This psalm is an sharp indictment of human deception. It has a mix of eschatological elements and good Old Testament teaching. If you’ve been following along with my posts on the Psalms, you’ll recognize the prophetic passage right away. It goes from verse 1 to verse 6. I’m going to focus on verses 7 through [...]

This psalm introduces two themes, one of which is already well known to most people. It is this: “… when he dies, he will take nothing with him, his wealth will not go down with him.” (verse 17) The second, stated in both verses 12 and 20, is this: “In prosperity people lose their good [...]

De multe ori incercam sa ne amestecam in activitati sau actiuni care consideram ca sunt tocmai potrivite pentru acel moment din viata noastra, incercand sa ne supraapreciem puterea si capacitatile. Nu de putine ori suntem respinsi si tare ne mai miram cum de ni s-a putut intampla tocmai noua asa ceva.
Aceeasi greseala am repetat-o si [...]

In contrast with the character in yesterday’s entry (for Psalm 39), the fellow in this psalm has his heart in the right place. He is in trouble indeed, there is no mistaking that. But what’s also very evident is that God delivered him in the past, and in no uncertain terms, either. That has made [...]

Chris Blake, associate professor of English and communications at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, has written a wonderful article in the Review detailing the important work that many of us, as Christians, are failing to do, in order to protect the rights and freedoms of all people. It is our rightful duty as Christians to [...]