In Deut 11.19-20, Moses encourages the children of Israel to be ‘soaked’ in the Law of God; “Teach them (these words) to your children, taking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the door-frames of your… Read more »
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George Fox’s letter to his friends
George Fox was the founder of the Quaker movement in the late seventeenth century. His journal does not make the easiest of reads; but has some illuminating incidents. Fox became well known throughout England. He and his followers were often imprisoned for their faith. The journal even records a meeting with Oliver Cromwell, whom Fox… Read more »
Human divisions
One symptom of human ‘original sin’ is division. Paul says that the Gentiles were called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (Eph 2.11). This was a particular division, that between Jews and Gentiles. We see it in the book of Acts when Peter visits the home of Cornelius (Acts 10-11). The ‘Counsel of… Read more »