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Robe, Ring, Sandals
When the father welcomes the prodigal back, he instructs his slaves to bring a robe, a ring,…
Pillar in the Temple
Jesus promises to make the overcomers in Philadelphia “pillars in the temple of My God” (Revelation 3:12).…
The Oikoumene and the Land
Those who keep (tereo) Jesus’ words will be kept (tereo) from the hour that is coming (Revelation…
Diaspora in AD 70
Diaspora Jews “stood aside virtually completely” from the Jewish war of 66-70, writes Mary Smallwood in her…
Is God Needy?
God has no needs. He is independent of His creation, perfectly blissful before He created it. But…
Sevens and Threes
Jesus has a triple title in both the letter to Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13) and the one to…
Why Can’t My Son Receive the Eucharist?
My two-and-a-half-year-old son has never liked to be still. Everywhere he goes, he runs. So taking this…
Is opposition to same-sex marriage at all like opposition to interracial marriage?
Is opposition to same-sex marriage at all like opposition to interracial marriage? One refrain in debates over…
We Can Share This Country
Andrew, that a summit such as you suggest (could you come up with a more dignified name…
First Links — 4.7.14
The Cistercians Are Back at ZircRandall Smith, Catholic Thing A Timeline of RevolutionsLapham’s Quarterly Big Data, Big…
Sacrificing Herakles
Herodotus thought it a silly story: “how Herakles came to Egypt and was taken away by the Egyptians…
What Jesus Knows
Jesus evaluates and assesses the angels of the churches of Asian Minor (Revelation 2-3). On what basis?…
Gentiles Do the Things of Torah
In his Paul and the Torah, Lloyd Gaston argues that the Pauline phrase erga tou nomou, “works of…
Dead Works
The parable of the sower teaches that some receive the word, have life, and grow, only to…
Growth by Sodomy
In his study of Papuans of the Trans-Fly, F.E. Williams remarked on the role of homosexual relations in…
