“Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. –Mark 1:6 Mark tells the story of Jesus in a little over 11,000 words. That’s 7-8000 less words than… Continue Reading
“As it is written in Isaiah the prophet…” You expect immediately after this statement a quote from a prophet named Isaiah. But you don’t get that. The verses immediately after are from another prophet; namely, Malachi. “Behold, I send my… Continue Reading
To be ratioed means that the reaction to something you’ve said is overwhelmingly negative. It’s a term which began on Twitter for the times when the ratio of replies (negative) out number the likes of a tweet. Basically it means… Continue Reading
I don’t know much about gardening. So, when I’m reading through Bonhoeffer’s Life Together and I see the phrase “hothouse flower” my mind goes to an early 90’s Irish rock band. A hothouse flower is actually a flower which isn’t… Continue Reading