Of the offerings made on the Day of Atonement, the most significant was the sin offering. Leviticus 16:5 says the high priest was “to take from the Israelite community two male goats for a sin offering….” Note that both goats constituted a single sin offering. Lots were cast for the goats: “one lot for the…
Tag: grace
Arise, Shine
Picture by Richard Lyall: http://craftycurate.blogs.com/ An entry from my journal dated 9/1/12 Praying tonight: I was meditating on the glory of the Lord being seen in His temple. Thinking about the state of the church—full of lukewarmness, full of failure and weakness, seemingly divided. I wondered if we are at all, in any measure, the…
The Toothless Gospel
Rob Bell recently came out in support of gay marriage (see his interview here). While I’m disappointed, I can’t say I’m surprised. I read Love Wins. My point isn’t really to talk about Rob Bell. But his thinking in Love Wins and his support of gay marriage illustrate something about the church that concerns me. …
The Voice of One 