Tag Archives: bible
two things
I just purchased this book on Barnes & Noble.com: Complete Nepali. It was written by this dude and he has also written a book on the refugees from Bhutan called: Unbecoming Citizens: Culture, Nationhood, and the Flight of Refugees from … Continue reading
david brooks reflects on tolstoy
Here is a short article by David Brooks on the centennial of Leo Tolstoy’s death (I know, so morbid, right?): Description is Prescription. It is a good article to read if you like Tolstoy’s novels (War and Peace, Anna Karenina) … Continue reading
the offensive good news
Phillip Jensen asks Mark Dever “How do you see the culture affecting us negatively?” from Audio Advice on Vimeo. Via Timmy Brister.
infinite jest and Jesus
Publisher: Back Bay Books Published: 2006 (first published 1996) Genre: Post-modern realism? (What life is like apart from Christ?) Rating: 2 Infinite Jest is … almost infinite. My edition was one-thousand-eighty-eight (1088) [1,088] pages short. It was that short. Howling … Continue reading
this Man
Luke 15.2 (ESV, NIV): This man receives sinners and eats with them. They said in disgust. Guess who said it? Yeah, we did. And so did the pharisees and scribes.
स्वर्ग (svarg = heaven)
I am beginning to become more and more aware of this fact: That to let go of this world, and still live in it, and grasp onto Christ is the central journey of our lives as His people. Which is … Continue reading
writing to the glory of Yeshu (येशु)
If God made the flowers, they are worth painting and writing about. Francis Schaeffer in Art and the Bible. So if God created the flowers then they are worth expressing in art. But why? If God really is as beautiful … Continue reading
