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The Bible bleeds
Graham Scroggie, a British commentator said, cut the Bible anywhere and it bleeds. He’s right. You could cut the Bible in Genesis 22, Abraham sacrificing his son. It’ll bleed right there. Because it anticipates God sending his son on that same mountain. If you cut the Bible in Psalm 22, which is a poetic description…
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Pain and hope
Pain and hope are strange companions, but great companions. In Good to Great, Jim Collins said the chief job of leaders is to never lose hope AND name the reality they’re facing, no matter how brutal it is. He called it the Stockdale Paradox, quoting from POW Jim Stockdale: You must never ever ever confuse,…
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Pascal’s encounter with God
In the seventeenth century, Blaise Pascal was the genius of his age — mathematician, philosopher, inventor (of the first mechanical calculator), his intellectual contributions are still studied and celebrated today. When he died, a piece of parchment was discovered, sewn into the breast of his doublet, over his heart. It was his treasure – not…
