. Sanity pins the past out in patterns; doors emerge between then and now. . Ghosts live here, . … Read more Angels Shadow The Broken
Author: Rod Lampard
The Confessing Church Is A Church of Martyrs: Church, Sleep No More!
The word martyr [μάρτυς] means to ‘bear witness’, this is derived from the word marturion [μαρτύριον] which is understood to mean evidence… Read more The Confessing Church Is A Church of Martyrs: Church, Sleep No More!
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Tell your story and shout from the rooftops, “…look at what the Lord has done” (Psalm 118:17). ‘Perhaps the figure… Read more μαρτύριον
R.A. Markus: ‘Christian Hope Does Not Permit a Politically Sterile Withdrawal.’
In a recent blog post Eitan Chitayat presented some high powered dialogue, choosing as his conversation partners those who (unwittingly?) position… Read more R.A. Markus: ‘Christian Hope Does Not Permit a Politically Sterile Withdrawal.’
King of Kings & Lord of Lords: Next Year In Jerusalem…
Here is Bruggemann[i] discussing the significance of Yahweh’s Kingship in ‘Zion: The Jerusalem Offer of Presence’: ‘The Kingship of Yahweh… Read more King of Kings & Lord of Lords: Next Year In Jerusalem…
Therefore…
‘Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has… Read more Therefore…
Atomic Skies
. There’s a cloud of pink resting on the horizon, mixing sunset throughout the sky. Tinged by elegance, . … Read more Atomic Skies
Aim to Bless, Rather Than Impress
A few years back I did an online retreat for a spiritual formations class I was taking. It was a… Read more Aim to Bless, Rather Than Impress
A Very Australian Poetic Play On Bernard of Clairvaux’s, Letter To The Knights Templar
‘Mate! what a bloody good thing, Jesus recruits soldiers amongst His enemies.” What a naïve scoundrel I once was!… Read more A Very Australian Poetic Play On Bernard of Clairvaux’s, Letter To The Knights Templar
A Storm, a Prayer & My Inconsistent Gratitude
This is the closest I might come to writing an old-school, blues influenced, straight-up, Gospel song. It was written in… Read more A Storm, a Prayer & My Inconsistent Gratitude