June 11, 2015
This salvation, for which we bless God, in which we rejoice, and which fills prophets and angels with wonder (1 Peter 1:3-12), is the foundation and ground for everything else Peter writes in 1 Peter 1:13-2:10. “Therefore” (1 Peter 1:13) introduces the first section of the letter’s main body and roots it in God’s saving […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: 1 Peter, 1 Peter 1:13-21, Fear, Holiness, Holy, Hope |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
June 28, 2012
Haggai’s third oracle, like the previous two, is precisely dated. The first oracle was delivered on a new moon festival and the second was delivered during the Feast of Tabernacles. This third oracle, however, has no clear canonical link to a Jewish festival. Nevertheless, the day is significant. The oracle is delivered on December 20, […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Haggai 2:10-19, Holiness, Hope, Temple |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 11, 2009
[Note: I am attempting to keep these SBD installments under 2000 words each, but that is–of course–quite inadequate for the topics covered. Consequently, these contributions are more programmatic than they are explanatory or defenses of the positions stated. You may access the whole series at my Serial page.] Though neither bounded nor contained by the […]
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Theology | Tagged: Creation, Doxology, Epistemology, Faithfulness, God, Holiness, Holy, Immanence, Love, Theology Proper, Transcendence |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
December 17, 2008
Last Wednesday evening I was reminded by Terry Smith of a wonderful summary of worship from William Temple, Archbishop of Cantebury (1942-1944). It was Temple’s vision of how liturgical community can help spiritually form a person. Terry first heard it from E. H. Ijams who, at the time, was an elder at the Highland Church […]
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Spirituality | Tagged: Beauty, Contemplation, Contemplative Prayer, E. H. Ijams, God, Holiness, Love, Meditation, Prayer, Purposes, Spirituality, Truth, Worship |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 13, 2008
[My book on the Shack is now available on Kindle.] One of the more striking dimensions of The Shack is the intimate picture Young paints of Mack’s relationship with the Triune God. This intimacy is portrayed through actions (eating, gardening, and cooking with God), language (“Papa”), and settings (lake, log cabin, garden). Relationality is at […]
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Theology | Tagged: God, Holiness, Intimacy, Love, The Shack, William P. Young, Wrath |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks