Thabiti Anyabwile, New City Catechism:

We human people are so fallen, and we’ve been so fallen for so long, that we actually think that we are the measure of what it means to be human. It’s striking. We say things like “to err is human.” And we unwittingly then begin to define humanity in terms of that fallenness, in terms of its brokenness, in terms of its incompleteness. But if you define humanity like that, what do you do with Jesus? What do you do with Jesus who takes upon himself our humanity, yet, as the Bible tells us, is without sin, who does not err?

Martyr?

Thomas Browne doing what he does best 😂😂 Now as all that die in warre are not termed Souldiers, so neither can I properly terme all those that suffer in matters of Religion Martyrs. The Councell of Constance condemnes John Husse for an Heretick; the Stories of his owne party stile him a Martyr; He must needs offend the Divinity of both, that sayes hee was neither the one nor the other: There are questionlesse many canonized on earth, that shall never be called Saints in Heaven; and have their names in Histories and Martyrologies, who in the eyes of God, are not so perfect Martyrs as was that wise Heathen, that suffered on a fundamentall point of Religion, the Unity of God.

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On, on, on

But the indomitable egotism which forever rides down the hosts opposed to it, the river which says on, on, on; even though it admits, there may be no good for us whatever, still on, on; this indomitable egotism charged her cheeks with colour; made her look very young; very pink; very bright-eyed as she sat with her dress upon her knee, and her needle held to the end of green silk, trembling a little.

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those criticizing Rhema Feast, a warning

I have just seen a series of Substack posts titled “Rhema Error Feast.” Of course you would know what to expect as you open it to read it: much criticism, and I hazard to say, pretty self-righteous attacks at the preachers and those folks attending the conference. It’s tempting indeed to point our fingers and laugh at those who we are certain are in error. But for most, if not all, of the articles we would write to show the heresies the sermons being preached are laden with, those articles will only be read and celebrated and promoted by people who agree with us.

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Thomas Browne:

The Jew is obstinate in all fortunes; the persecutions of fifteene hundred yeares have but confirmed them in their errour: they have already endured whatsoever may be inflicted, and have suffered, in a bad cause, even to the condemnation of their enemies. Persecution is a bad and indirect way to plant Religion; It hath beene the unhappy method of angry devotions, not onely to confirme honest Religion, but wicked Heresies, and extravagant opinions.

To think that he wrote that before The Holocaust.

Rhema Feast '26

As I look back at my own journey of salvation, I am especially grateful for the preachers from whom I heard God’s word. I have felt moved as I took some time to hear Apostle Michael Orokpo and Apostle Grace Lubega speaking at Rhema Feast, but there has been a strange and even disturbing awareness that I have outgrown such kind of teaching. As that might not sound very humble, I would add that I do not intend in any way whatsoever to show any bit of arrogance or smugness towards those who have been very enthusiastic about and might have even felt helped and transformed through the ministrations at the conference.

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Abigail and Eve

1 Samuel 25 tells the story of Abigail. I am wondering whether or not it would be a good idea to give a summary of the story. I think I will. David is being pursued by Saul who wants to kill him, and David, perhaps out of food and necessities to live by, sends some of his men to go ask for help from Nabal. David’s men had been good and kind towards the men who were taking care of Nabal’s sheep and David thinks that Nabal would be glad to now have the opportunity to repay that kindness.

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There’s this paragraph in 100 Years that… I find it hard properly expressing the hold that it has on me. And no, it isn’t because it’s the best in the book.

Intrigued by that enigma, he dug so deeply into her sentiments that in search of interest he found love, because by trying to make her love him he ended up falling in love with her. Petra Cotes, for her part, loved him more and more as she felt his love increasing, and that was how in the ripeness of autumn she began to believe once more in the youthful superstition that poverty was the servitude of love. Both looked back then on the wild revelry, the gaudy wealth, and the unbridled fornication as an annoyance and they lamented that it had cost them so much of their lives to fund the paradise of shared solitude. Madly in love after so many years of sterile complicity, they enjoyed the miracle of loving each other as much at the table as in bed, and they grew to be so happy that even when they were two worn-out old people they kept on blooming like little children and playing together like dogs.

Cupid and Psyche

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Thomas Browne:

“the Devill playd at Chesse with mee, and yeelding a pawne, thought to gaine a Queen of me, taking advantage of my honest endeavours; and whilst I labour’d to raise the structure of my reason, hee striv’d to undermine the edifice of my faith.”