It all points to Christ.

Every great story has central characters, an arc, themes, foreshadowing, call-backs, insider language…. The Bible is the story, I believe, of which all those stories are shadows.

So as I read it, I’m looking for patterns, repeated at various levels across the story like a fractal, from Genesis to Revelation, and connected to that heroic narrative.

What I post is not usually the central idea of the passage, nor the most applicable insight for your life.

Maybe it’s more like the theme song of a movie, especially of the theme and variation type?

Or those subtle clues you understand in retrospect?

I comment on the day’s Bible readings (Psalms, OT, Gospel, or Epistle) from the Daily Office Lectionary of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP2019), the 2-year plan.

(NB: That link includes customized settings that may differ from yours. You can copy-and-paste them into the app.)

On the days I post, I have seen something symbolically related to the biggest themes in the narrative, especially to Jesus Christ, something about the Keystone holding it all together. Posts are published at 5a ET (USA).

Browse the archives for a few longer pieces on what I’m doing here.

About me…

I’ve lived or worked in 45 countries on five continents, primarily with leaders from the cultures indigenous to those places, especially French-speaking Africa, working under African leadership. I have spent time outdoors, worked in farming, ranching, gardening, cooking, hard manual labor, some of the trades, preaching, chaplaincy, taught a few college courses. Played trumpet in the marching band, sang in the choir, wrestled on the squad, sat on the basketball bench, thrown off several horses. I’m a husband, father, brother, grandfather, an ordained Anglican priest. I have a PhD in Politics (Theory).

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Contribute your comments

I would appreciate your own (thoughtful, respectful) insights on these passages, in the comment section. You know something I need to learn.