‘ve just put up a sermon I preached yesterday on Isaiah 61, about God’s everlasting covenant. It was very encouraging for me to spend time studying and meditating on Isaiah 61, which proclaims God’s favour and his comfort of those who mourn. Even if you don’t listen to the sermon, listen to the passage, and imagine Jesus applying it to himself when he preached it.
Archive for October, 2008
n theology, as in any academic discipline, there are games that ‘skilled’ practitioners sometimes play. One such is theological ping-pong, amusingly and ably described by Basil Mitchell in his essay “How to Play Theological Ping-Pong.”
his is not a new sentiment, but one worth repeating. Perhaps, also, it is the beginnings of a principled difference between the way the Bible speaks to the politician (as an individual) and the politician (as a legislator).
he Benedictus is the name commonly given to the song which Zechariah prophesies in Luke 1:68-79. Zechariah speaks of God’s great plan and how it is about to be fulfilled in Israel. It’s a biblical theological song, meaning it tells us about where we are in God’s story of salvation.
Below the fold is a setting of the Benedictus in Common Metre. It was written to be sung to Lyngham, a beautiful tune often used with “O, for a thousand tongues to sing.”
