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  • In the beginning
    • The Creation
    • Man in the Garden of Eden
    • Man’s Disobedience
    • Cain and Abel
    • Noah
    • The Tower of Babel
  • Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
    • God’s Call to Abram
    • Melchizedek Blesses Abram
    • A Son Promised to Abram
    • Hagar and Ishmael
    • Circumcision the Sign of the Covenant
    • The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
    • Abraham Commanded to Offer Isaac
    • The Birth of Esau and Jacob
    • God Appears to Jacob at Beth-el
    • Jacob Wrestles at Peniel
    • Jacob and Esau Reconciled
    • Joseph
    • Jacob’s Prophecy
  • Moses
    • The Affliction of the Israelites in Egypt
    • The Birth of Moses
    • The Call of Moses
    • The Lord’s Charge to Moses and Aaron
    • The Passover
    • Israel at Mount Sinai
    • The Ten Commandments
    • Moses and the Elders on Mount Sinai
    • The Golden Calf
    • Laws of Holiness and Justice
    • Law of Priests
    • The Priestly Benediction
    • The Great Commandment
    • Moses Blesses the Tribes of Israel
    • God Promises a Prophet like Moses
    • Rahab
  • Kings
    • Gideon
    • The Birth of Samson
    • Samson and Delilah
    • The Levite and His Concubine
    • David’s Lament
    • God’s Covenant with David
    • David and Bathsheba
    • Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom
  • Prophets
    • The Contest on Mount Carmel
    • Elijah Flees to Horeb
    • Ahab and Naboth’s Vineyard
    • The Cure of Naaman’s Leprosy
    • The Invasion of Sennacherib
    • The Fall of Jerusalem
    • The Descendants of Levi
    • Learn to do well
    • Peace
    • The Song of the Vineyard
    • Zebulun and Naphtali
    • The Wolf and the Lamb
    • Blessed be Egypt
    • Comfort
    • Servant Song 1
    • Servant Song 2
    • Servant Song 3
    • Servant Song 4
    • Water
    • Justice
    • Servant Song 5
    • New Heavens and a New Earth
    • Jeremiah’s Lament
    • A Prayer for Mercy
    • Jonah
    • Habakkuk’s Prayer
  • Writings
    • Job – Act I
    • Job – Act II
    • Job – Act III
    • Job – Act IV
    • Job – Act V
    • Psalms
    • Vanity of Vanities
    • A Time for Everything
    • The Vanity of Life
    • The Inequalities of Life
    • Dust to Dust
    • The Bride’s Reverie
    • The Bridegroom
    • My Beloved
  • Jesus
    • Who is Jesus?
      • The Word Made Flesh
      • The Baptism of Jesus
      • The Lamb of God
      • Jesus is the Messiah
      • A Woman at the Well
      • Bread from Heaven
      • The Bread of Life
      • The Light of the World
      • Life Everlasting
    • Beatitudes
      • The Beatitudes
      • The Law
      • Lust
      • Love for Enemies
      • Prayer
      • Almsgiving and Fasting
      • Care and Anxiety
      • Criticising Others
      • Rest
      • Impurity
      • Our Father
    • Kingdom of God
      • Nicodemus visits Jesus
      • Jesus feeds 5000
      • The Transfiguration
      • Who is the Greatest?
      • The Cost of Following Jesus
      • The Cost of Being a Disciple
      • Jesus and the Rich Young Man
    • Transformation
      • Jesus Clears the Temple
      • Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
      • Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
      • Jesus Forgives a Woman
      • Jesus Forgives an Adulterous Woman
      • Jesus and Zaccheus
    • Parables
      • The Unforgiving Debtor
      • The Good Samaritan
      • The Good Shepherd
      • The Lost Son
      • The Two Men Who Prayed
      • The Two Sons
    • Passion
      • The Woman with an Alabaster Box
      • Washing of the Feet
      • Passover
      • Jesus the Way to the Father
      • Jesus the True Vine
      • The Holy Spirit
      • Jesus’ Prayer
      • Jesus in Gethsemane
      • The Betrayal of Jesus
      • Peter Denies Jesus
      • Jesus Sentenced to Die
      • The Crucifixion
      • Jesus’ death
      • The Burial of Jesus
    • Resurrection
      • The Resurrection
      • Mary Magdalene
      • The Walk to Emmaus
      • Thomas
      • Jesus Appears to Fishermen
      • Jesus Talks with Peter
  • Community
    • All Things in Common
    • Good News for Everyone
    • Paul at Athens
    • Justified by Grace
    • The Law of Sin
    • Overcome Evil with Good
    • The Last Supper
    • Love
    • Reconciliation
    • Liberty
    • Children of Light
    • Reaching Forth
    • Image of the Invisible God
    • God’s Final Word: His Son
    • Faith
    • Temptation
    • Warning against Partiality
    • Faith vs Works
    • Warning to the Rich
    • God is Light
    • Love One Another
    • God Is Love
    • A Vision of the Son of Man
    • Holy, Holy, Holy
    • The Fall of Babylon
    • The New Heaven and the New Earth
  • Fathers of the Church
    • Not Justified by Ourselves
    • The Manner of the Christians
    • The Martyrdom of Polycarp
    • Eve vs Mary
    • King for Ever And Ever
    • Nicene Creed
    • Divine Love
    • The Daily War
    • Resurrection of the Body
    • Desire
    • Soul and Body
    • Let Us Become Like Christ
    • On the Incarnation
    • Evil Will Be Destroyed
    • Possession
  • Middle Ages
    • Reception of Guests
    • Hail Mary
    • Lent Prayer
    • Love Was His Meaning
    • God is nameless
    • Nature vs Grace
    • Saint Francis Prayer
    • Canticle of the Sun
    • Irish Prayer
    • Why hast Thou delayed so long?
  • Modernity
    • Pascal’s Memorial
    • The Drunkards Speech
    • I Don’t Want Harmony
    • Hymn to Matter
    • A Confession
    • Give Me the Strength
    • Send Thy Angry Storm
    • The Parable of the Madman
    • Human Loneliness
    • Christ vs Christianity
    • Night
    • The Stranger
    • The Story of The Young Woman
    • Through The Unknown, Remembered Gate
  • Fresh air
    • As if God Did Not Exist
    • I Have a Dream
    • Thoughts in Solitude
    • To be a Christian
    • Kairos
    • The Fundamental Problem
    • Hope
    • Faith vs Religious Feeling
  • About
  • Sources

Sources

Bible:

  • BibleGateway.com
  • Sefaria.org

Early Church:

  • Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL)

 

Books:

  • C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
  • Tolstoj, My Confession
  • Bonhoeffer
  • Jacques Ellul
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