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![Two women grapple with a snake, as one wields a sword, cutting off his head. Illustration by Tyson Ranes.]()
Sisterhood of the Serpent-Crushers
Psalm 68 is a joyful and triumphant picture of the eschatological victory of God. The poem plays on the the theme of the “seed of the woman” that will crush the serpent in Genesis, and contains several allusions to stories in the book of Judges.
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![Mosaic depicting the last judgement of Christ and the dividing of the sheep from the goats. Either side of Christ are angels.]()
The End of All Things is at Hand
In this final installment of the “Hospitality and Revival” series, we explore why we should practice hospitality in light of “the end of all things is at hand.”
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![The Supper at Emmaus, Hendrick Terbrugghen]()
The Son of Man Came Eating and Drinking
Jesus centered hospitality in both his practice and his preaching.
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![Abraham and the Three Angels. James Tissot 1836-1902 thejewishmuseum.org]()
Hospitality and Resurrection
The act of hospitality in the life of Abraham, Lot, the widow of Zarephath, and the Shunammite woman led to resurrection and escape from wrath. Is practicing hospitality pointing to the coming kingdom of God?
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![Moses chooses seventy elders, painting by Jacob de Wit. City Archives, Amsterdam.]()
Invisible Barriers and the Hospitality of God
We often think of hospitality as a personality trait or an individual gift—a lovely but inessential thing. But could it be that hospitality is at the core of what it means to follow Jesus?
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![Painting in Sandomierz Cathedral, Poland, depicts Jews murdering Christian children for their blood, ~ 1750.]()
Ignorance, Arrogance, and the Specter of Christian Antisemitism
This recent wave of antisemitism did not occur in a vacuum. There is a baseline level (unacceptable but consistent) of antisemitic rhetoric being vomited into the public square from the usual suspects all the time, but we can reasonably trace the recent flare to the comments of a certain influential American celebrity.
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Iranian Militias on the Border of Kurdistan
There have been a number of recent reports of the IRGC amassing troops on the border of Iraqi Kurdistan. After weeks of bombarding this region, it looks as though Iran might be preparing for a ground incursion against Kurdish targets.
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![The Tabernacle in the Wilderness by Holman. Glory Cloud hovers over the Tabernacle]()
Covering: A Conceptual Key to Love and Sacrifice
How does modern Hebrew slang give insight into the concept of atonement?
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Little India, the FBI, and Machine Gun
In the mid to late aughts, I worked at a little community center and book store in the heart of Chicago’s Little India. One day, I had a visitor whose request made for a stressful workday that involved the FBI and a machine gun.
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Abortion, the Rite of the Jealous Husband, and the Cup of Wrath in Numbers 5:11-31
The laws pertaining to the woman suspected of adultery, the rite of the jealous husband, and what—if anything—this has to do with the dialogue surrounding the reversal of Roe v. Wade by the United States Supreme Court.
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