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Archive for September, 2007

Midrash

“Midrash reads the Hebrew Bible not for what is familiar but for what is unfamiliar, not for what’s clear but for what’s unclear, and then wrestles with the text, passionately, playfully, and reverently. Midrash views the Bible as one side of a conversation, started by God, containing an implicit invitation, even command, to keep the [...]

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About a week ago I felt that God spoke to me down deep inside. It was just a few words but they got into me and moved around and I soaked them in and they felt good. They were gospel, good news, glad tidings…
So here they are, from God to me to you.
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Gospel… A word thrown about by a great many Christians.  But what does it mean?  I know the translation is “good news” or “glad tidings” or “good tidings” but what exactly is the good news?  Many say it is the death and resurrection of Jesus but in Isiah 61 and Luke 4 Jesus preached the [...]

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