“I will give you the keys…” (Matt. 16:19). The eleventh-century Archbishop of Bulgaria, Theophylact, makes the interesting and instructive point that in these words to Peter, Jesus uses the word “will,” pointing to a future time. And that time, Theophylact explains, was the first Easter Sunday, when the crucified-risen Jesus came to His disciples and […]
A little recap of yesterday’s message Heard any good comeback lines lately? A quick, witty reply is called a “repartee” (pronounced “rep-ar-TAY”). Repartee can also mean, then, “the art of the comeback.” But better to give an example. The following is one of the most famous. Nancy Astor, the first female elected to Parliament, was […]
“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4). After considering these words of Paul, I wrote the following lines as part of a hymn. O father, mother, listen well, And Scripture will the secret tell: To keep them from a bitter […]