Tag Archives: Revelation
A New Kind of Christianity, by Brian McLaren
A good, good book for those of us who need SCUBA gear to survive beneath the deluge of radio/TV fundamentalist Christianity that has hijacked denominations, airwaves, political parties. Whoever said it was right: “when fascism comes to America, it’ll be … Continue reading
Growing Clouds of Judgment: Overview
This is a summary of our discussion of Revelation 6-16, an overview of the structure. The big picture By looking at the whole, we see the big picture, about which there is agreement. This approach helps us keep the details, … Continue reading
Principles of Christian Biblical Interpretation
Interpreting the Bible follows a set of well-known principles. The science of interpretation is “hermeneutics.” As we read the scripture, the Holy Spirit illumines the heart and mind, revealing truth. This is illumination. A few of the most important principles … Continue reading
Between Man and Man
Reading Gerrman in English words Buber’s Between Man and Man. I read it out loud, then again. Clearly, still don’t get it. But it’s worth it. For example, he said of revelation: “We see the light of the meteor, but we … Continue reading
Apocalypse continues
The Eye of the Storm The big ideas in Revelation 1. Jesus is the first and last. 2. You can find Christ in the churches. 3. There is calm, beautiful harmony in heaven’s worship. 4. Increasing judgment calls for decision. … Continue reading
Who can stand?
Left: Stag at Sharky’s, George Bellows, 1909 In our discussion of the book of Revelation last Tuesday, this verse jumped out at me: “for the great day of [God's] wrath has come, who can stand before it?” (Rev. 6.17) … Continue reading
Reading Revelation & Les Mis
My day is divided now between prepping for Revelation and reading Les Miserables. For recreation, I’ve found about sixty of the old B&W Perry Mason in the CBS video collection, for free. So I go from the sublime to the … Continue reading
Hometown: heaven
Our Tuesday night Bible study took off. We are reading Revelation, especially finding the big ideas which are clear and many people agree about. The overarching structure of Revelation is plain as day: Jesus Christ, the first and the last, … Continue reading
Lent is for “lencten”—lengthen what?
As, from outside, I endure the extreme misery of my friends, sometimes it gets too much. This week it did. I turned to Victor Hugo’s mythic novel Les Miserables, which I’ve never read, I don’t know, maybe as a way … Continue reading
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Cracking the Code of Revelation
People are suffering today. You try to live like a CEO in Manhattan on 500K! A recent NY Times article estimated the life costs $1.6M or more. In the real world, the rest of us feel lucky to live, period. So what … Continue reading
