I would like to briefly juxtapose one story with another, the story of The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit with the story of the Resurrection in the Gospels. At the end of Nesbit’s The Railway Children, an old gentlemen comes to visit the family at Three-Chimney’s. He believes there is reason to hope that their father who has been unjustly … Continue reading In Hope of Very Wonderful Things, An Easter Reflection
I am very excited to announce that our students are actively blogging. You can follow them over at: https://ncfjournal.wordpress.com/ They have even uploaded this awesome video by one of our own (Jenna Strawbridge) Continue reading Student Blog & Video
A liberal arts education, like love, is best when it is useless. ‘Useless’ is a philosophic term which refers to that which is enjoyed for its own sake, that which has purpose, value, and meaning in and of itself. Joseph Pieper discusses the useless on page 41 of his essay In Defense of Philosophy. What he refers to as “philosophy,” he elsewhere refers to … Continue reading In Defense of the Useless, Part I
Your morning routine…fantastic. I loved watching the way got all of your food and pills out just before the water finished heating in the microwave. You maximized your efficiency to the max. Every single second man. Nice. Your exercise routine. ‘Nuff said! You wasted a lot of water. seriously. She was the one.. I can’t believe you blew … Continue reading Things Jesus Will (not) Say to Me When We Meet in Heaven
The concept of holiness is slowly brought to clarity in the Scriptures. What is nascent and seed-like is brought to its ultimate fruition by Christ. From Genesis onward, God begins to prepare us for the blossoming and development of holiness. The word holy, whether the Hebrew ‘קָדַשׁ’ or the Greek ‘ἅγιος’ convey the idea of separation. … Continue reading The Sign of Jonah, Part XIIIb: On Holiness
Scripture from the ESV 5 Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city. Now the Lord God… and sat Jonah confirms himself in his bitterness. The … Continue reading The Sign of Jonah, Part XIII: 4:5-11
Scripture from the ESV But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. And he prayed to the Lord and said… But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, Jonah sits in judgment, not only of Nineveh, but of God. To preach God’s word is not necessarily to love that word: On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, … Continue reading The Sign of Jonah, Part XII: 4:1-5
Scripture from the ESV “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord… Go to Nineveh, that great city, What does Jonah have against Nineveh? It is a great city; Israel is … Continue reading The Sign of Jonah, Part XI: 3:2-10
Scripture from the ESV Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, God condescends to speak again to Jonah, as would a patient … Continue reading The Sign of Jonah, Part X: 3:1-2
Scripture from the ESV 10 And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. And the Lord spoke to the fish God has nothing to say to Jonah as of yet. He addresses the fish. Jonah made no request in the prayer, though he did predict his own release … Continue reading The Sign of Jonah, Part IX: 2:10
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