Monthly Archives: December 2011
The Word of the Cross (4): Epilogue
Making my way through the Minor Prophets as part of my year-end Bible reading schedule, I came across this previously unnoticed but indescribably sweet verse, which is a most fitting coda to my previous posts on the word of the cross:
And someone will say to Him, What are these wounds between Your arms? And He will say, Those with which I was wounded in the house of those who love Me. (Zech. 13:6) Read the rest of this entry
In Hoc Anno Domini
Each holiday season I always enjoy reading the Wall Street Journal‘s annual republishing of an op-ed piece entitled In Hoc Anno Domini, which has run continually since 1949 (if the link is dead, just Google the title above). It’s refreshing to see America’s largest newspaper by circulation (2x that of The New York Times) steadfastly and unashamedly publish something related to Christ and His gospel.
But each time I read it, I have to ask myself, what gospel is being announced here? Is it the gospel of Jesus Christ, or is it adopting the language of Christ to herald a different gospel? Read the rest of this entry