Odds & Ends

Unmasking
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Unmasking

The Unmasking In “The Final Unmasking” Macdonald asks the question, “Will all my weaknesses, evil habits, pettiness’s, and wrong thoughts I cannot help be revealed

Real Righteousness
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Real Righteousness

Righteousness It is to be so in love with what is fair and right to make it impossible for a man to do anything less

St. Athanasius
Odds & Ends

St. Athanasius

For me, the “Church Fathers,” as for many of you, were a mystery and of little importance. I would be in my forties before Baxter Kruger would introduce me to my first one, St. Athanasius (296-373). After my first decades among “the frozen chosen” and the next ones among the “cruisamatics,” I had had little interest in our ancient brothers and sisters of the early church.

All are Alive
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All are Alive

God of the Living Why do we believe in the power of death more than the power of Life? What does this say about our

Incarnation of Light
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Incarnation of Light

The Incarnation “Think of a group of people trapped in a collapsed mine. And suppose that the rescue team only set up shop on the

Two Faces of God?
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Two Faces of God?

Father and Son John understood the gospel message. He had lived to a ripe old age and was writing at the end of his life.

St. Athanasius

For me, the “Church Fathers,” as for many of you, were a mystery and of little importance. I would be in my forties before Baxter Kruger would introduce me to my first one, St. Athanasius (296-373). After my first decades among “the frozen chosen” and the next ones among the “cruisamatics,” I had had little interest in our ancient brothers and sisters of the early church.

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Chiastic

Chiastic structures are commonly found in Greek literature and Biblical texts. The word chiasm comes from the Greek letter X or Chi. A chiasm is essentially a thematic method of organizing a story or narrative into two halves. The first half of the story’s points are repeated in the second

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