“Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.” Herman Melville I’ve never been mistaken for an expert practitioner of what we might call “balance,” but I believe it exists and that it is a quality to be …
Confessions of a Zealot (Part 4 of 4)
If you haven’t already, you might want to read the previous parts of this essay for context. Using the story about David bringing the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem as a backdrop I’ve been suggesting that we practice our faith in Jesus with both wise and white-hot passion. With that, for the last time, let …
Confessions of a Zealot (Part 3)
In Parts 1 and 2 I confessed my regrettable mismanagement of my zeal for Christ and I drew a parallel between my mistakes and those of David’s when he ill advisedly brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem on an ox-drawn cart instead of on the shoulders of priests. In both his case and …
Confessions of a Zealot (Part 2)
In Part 1 I confessed two things – that I’m a zealot and that many times over the years I’ve mismanaged my zeal. We’re looking at the story in 2 Samuel 6 and 1 Chronicles 15 about the dire consequence of David’s zeal in transporting the Ark of the Covenant on a new oxen-drawn cart. …
Confessions a Zealot (Part 1)
I’m a zealot. With the exception of a season or two into which I lapsed into a domesticated and politically correct Christianity I’ve been this way since I met Jesus. Given his reality and love it’s the only way that makes sense to me. They used to call us “Jesus Freaks,” a label I wore …
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