Great blog

This guy is a M. Div. student from Southern who is just about to start in their PhD program. I spoke with him a little regarding a paper I am doing for Baptist History, and he's a real cool guy. And he has a great blog.

http://dannymcdonald.wordpress.com/

Isa 64

Our God, we know you came
And left us not the same
But hope from silence drips
As day by evening slips
Oh, let us hear our name
From your lips

The mountains shook with fear
Words thundered from the seer
But quiet now the song
From shadows growing long
We want to you be near
And belong

You are still our father
Still of clay the Potter
Don't let us fall to drown
Replace our filthy gown
Love your rebel daughter
And come down

Poetry

Poetry seems to be a bit of a theme right now for us. Jon's writing a song, and recording it with a computer microphone until further notice, and Wes is writing a narrative poem and then little things like this.

Let's be men and post some more poetry. As Jon said, "It's a good spiritual exercise." I agree. Ehrman taught me this: the only way we understand words is by putting words into other words. When we can take out an abstract idea out of its old words and squish it into new words so that it doesn't lose its shape, we have learned the idea. Poetry does that.

1 Timothy 1:15-16

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.

The paradox of sin is this:
It kills and damns our souls.
Yet once in Christ--the debt erased--
God works it for his Fold.