The bones are so dead they are described as dry. Again, God’s chosen method of bringing life is the communication of his Word. The prophet is told to preach of the dry bones. As a result of his proclamation the bones come to life. In the book of Ezra we read of God’s people ...
To be entrusted to God is security enough but added to that is “the word of his grace.” We preach this gospel message, of course, but for believers that living Word gets into us, like breath into dry bones. It is a vaccine, an antidote, a transfusion. We are recreated, more mirac...
On one of the bones from the cavern of La Vache (Ariege) were graven some peculiar characters, which, as suggested, may have been a first attempt at writing, though this is very questionable. In the Neolithic Epoch cereals were cultivated, and ground into flour for cakes; cloth was formed...
Along the way, I have been scouring resources on preaching, pumping feedback out of people, and doing my best to adapt. I made a list of the best practices that have worked for me. Of course, this is highly subjective, incomplete, and I'm no final authority. With those disclaimers, ...
Speaking of Dying: Recovering the Church's Voice in the Face of Death by Fred Craddock, Dale Goldsmith, and Joy Goldsmith Brazos, Grand Rapids, 2012. 240 pp. $19.99. ISBN 978-1-58743-323-8.Laha, Robert R
The Proverbs addresses this healing and refreshment in physical terms – flesh and bones. As I see it, (not leaning on my own understanding!), this is a complete overhaul of the body. And yet I think it is more than just a physical dynamic because Jewish teaching connects body, soul, ...
Scripture, God-breathed, spoken through God’s Spirit-filled Wordworkers, gives such life to dry bones that they not only rise and walk, but become meek and merciful. They are made hungry for righteousness and then fed, made poor in spirit and pure in heart, saints who possess t...
It evokes also Ezekiel’s vision of the revival of the dry bones, “Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live’. I ...