Morning Link
Peter Leithart keeps putting out quality things that demand to be linked to. This one, on the frustrating nature of the Bible, its openness to inconsequential characters, and its ability to decentralize the reader (the Bible's not all about me? it doesn't have a point to put in my life at every turn? what?), is great. Read it here. Also, see the good news in yesterday's post about a free ticket--and pray I can go!
posted by Aaron Perry at
8:26 AM
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Here are my Lenten reflections on the passage:
The time we are in is Lent. It is a season of mournful preparation for the Crucifixion of Jesus. In it Christians sacrifice some aspect of their life in order to identify with the sacrifice of Jesus. Sacrifice and Lent help us take our eyes off ourselves. This Lent, I am now trying think (often unsuccessfully) about the Paltiels of our own world--those who are trampled because they are powerless and beneath the honour of the powerful. Whoever thinks consistently of this world's Paltiels walks the road to Jerusalem with Jesus because only there can we see what the true King thinks of those beneath Him; on that road we see that even though we are all Paltiels, God considers us worth the sacrifice of His own honour.
I enjoyed the article and your reflections. Thanks for sharing. Hope things work out for your concert :)
"The Bible is a radically decentering book...." --so true!
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