All through the text, God has created traditions for His people as pictures – reminders – to help us be obedient. The ancient rabbis were known to climb a steep mountain to pray for their disciples. It created a physical picture of hard work – and when they got to the top – they would…
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Dusty
When a disciple followed a rabbi, it was a total commitment. He would be with him for 15 years and try to be like him in every way. The rabbis were very intentional about what they did since they were being watched and imitated at all times. If the rabbi did it, the disciple wanted…
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Uncaptured
As we discuss God and what He has revealed about Himself in the conversations of this blog, it is a great reminder that He is “other.” His essence is so glorious that, though He draws near, we will never capture a picture of Him fully. In the words of Abraham Heschel, from his book God in Search…
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The message or the medium?
In ancient Aphrodesius was a famed school of sculpture. Sculpture had its own language. The way a statue was dressed, what the hands were doing, the very pose – it all conveyed a message. Contemporary society could easily “read” and understand the message being conveyed. It was a language for common man. The culture it…
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