The Death of Death
You have somewhere written, oh Christ, that you must reign until you destroy every rule and every authority and power, and that the last enemy to be destroyed will be Death. For you have written that your reign must endure until all your enemies have been put under your feet. But how, oh Lord, will [...]
The Faith of Joseph of Arimathea
I have not thought much about the extraordinary faith of Joseph of Arimathea (except to note that he is one of the “good guys” of the gospels), but I just had this thought: he was a “respected member of the Council” (Mark 15:43), which was the very Council that condemned Jesus to death (Mark 15:55). [...]
Prodigal Brother, Prodigal Son
I don’t know why I have never noticed this before, but the story of Jacob’s reunion with Esau sounds strikingly like Jesus’ parable of the Prodigal Son. After Jacob dishonestly and unscrupulously takes Esau’s birthright and blessing, he goes off into another land. After that situation gets bad enough, he decides to leave it and [...]
