Skip Moen’s entry this morning was about the use (or maybe rather translation) of the word “judge” in a psalm of David. He said that this word actually means “to govern” and not “to judge” as we usually translate it. The difference here is huge, as he points out, because judgement has to do with…
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Declaring Independence
Psalm 135:13 Your name, O Lord, endures forever; your fame, O Lord, is known to every generation. In my American Literature class we are studying the Declaration of Independence, and I read an interesting comment about why God is mentioned 9 times in the preamble section alone. It’s not about religion (well, maybe partly about…
Conforming, Conspiracies, and the Fear of God
Isaiah 8:11-14a11 The Lord has given me a strong warning, “Do not think like everyone else does. Do not be afraid that some plan … will be the end of you. Do not fear anything except the Lord Almighty. He is the Holy One. If you fear Him you need fear nothing else. He will…
