Daily Archives: September 12, 2010

Ramblings on Questioning God

Posted on September 12, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

At Latin mass this morning, the priest said that questioning God on account of the bad things in life is “proud”, and he told us that God may send us afflictions to bring us closer to him. That reminded me … Continue reading →

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Final Gems from Sommer; A Surprising Choice?; Filling in the Gap

Posted on September 12, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

1.  I finished Benjamin Sommer’s A Prophet Reads Scripture: Allusion in Isaiah 40-66.  There was a lot of interesting stuff in today’s reading, which was in the Endnotes.  Here are two of the topics: a.  There was a belief in Second … Continue reading →

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Contra Autonomy; Northern Prophetic Writer; Bad Farm Subsidies!

Posted on September 12, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

1.  In my reading today of In the Beginning, Henri Blocher says that Adam and Eve were ashamed of their nakedness and covered themselves with leaves after their sin because their sexual organs reminded them of their insufficiency by themselves—that … Continue reading →

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