John Mark Hicks

Quotable Quote “Slavery contradicts God; it is a denial of God’s will” (James Cone, The Spirituals and the Blues). “God has spoken; twice I have this:that power belongs to God,and that steadfast love [hesed] belongs to you, O Lord.”(Psalm 62.11-12) I. Texts to Know– Psalm 68, Note the interesting parallels with Exodus 15 including Yahweh […]

Texts: Luke 3:21-22; Luke 4:1-2a, Luke 4:16-21; Matthew 4:13-17 Days 33-36 in Around the Bible in Eighty Days. Israel needed a do-over.  Humanity needed a do-over. The Messiah comes to recapitulate the story of humanity through the story of Israel. This lesson is the beginning of the Messiah’s participation in the story of Israel in […]