Palm Sunday and the Transcendental Interferer

When C.S. Lewis came to faith, he wasn't happy at all because the first thing that happened to him was the realization that God was God and that he was not. Jesus Christ was a transcendental interferer, barging into Lewis' life and saying, "You're not God, I am." In his own words, he describes his … Continue reading Palm Sunday and the Transcendental Interferer

Praying an Imprecatory Psalm as the 10th anniversary of 9/11 Approaches

Psalm 137 is a notable imprecatory psalm. It reads like this: 1 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion. 2 We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it. 3 For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, … Continue reading Praying an Imprecatory Psalm as the 10th anniversary of 9/11 Approaches

The Difference Between King Ozymandias and King Jesus

Percy Shelley wrote one of his famous sonnets in the early 1800s entitled: "Ozymandias." It concludes like this: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.            In … Continue reading The Difference Between King Ozymandias and King Jesus