At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed...
Memory as Fragile, Fallible, and Malleable
posted by DJL
Memory is such a crucial, constitutive, and also consistent element of our everyday lives that we often take it for granted. That is, we regularly count on our memories to guide us through the day, recall tasks we want to accomplish, call to mind the faces and names and stories of those around us, and more, such that we hardly give it a thought. Until, that is, we can’t remember…a phone number or appointment or name or fact. And then we get nervous, but usually only briefly. It’s as if the momentary lapse pierces the illusion we regularly hold that our memories are intact and flawless, but also as if that illusion is so important we...
Luke 10:13-20
posted by DJL
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But at the judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you, Capernaum, will...
Law, the First Use
posted by DJL
What do you think is the most difficult word in the English language? Would it be “lachrymose” (causing tears, tearful) or “contumacious” (insubordinate, rebellious) because we use them so rarely? Would it be “hemacytometer” (instrument for counting blood)...
Luke 10:1-12
posted by DJL
After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go...