Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Richard Bauckham on the Bible and Ecology

One of Richard Bauckhams latest books is the Bible and Ecology.
Bauckham is one of my favourite scholars, not least because he writes short books that nail every topic he writes on. So I look forward to his thoughts on ecology.
You can find a lecture given on the same topic .here

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Peace on Earth

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.

I thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.

And in despair I bowed my head:
“There is no peace on earth,” I said,
“For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.”

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth he sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men.”

Till, ringing singing, on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime,
Of peace on earth, good will to men!

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

H/T Brian Gorman

Friday, December 17, 2010

A disection of the 'glory of God' slogans

This interesting chappy has a good stab at evangelical slogans about the 'glory of God'.