Handel’s Messiah— the Story behind the Classic By Ben Witherington Without question, one of the most famous pieces of music ever written or performed is Handel’s Messiah. Note that the title of this work is not ‘The Messiah’, but simply Messiah. Above you will see one of the more flattering portraits of Handel. Handel was a German born in Halle in 1685. When he was old enough, because he wanted to compose opera, he moved to Italy at the... Read more
THE TREATISE OF THE TREE Jesus died on a dogwood tree He hung his head and died There were no blooms on that sad day Though Lord knows that tree tried But only three days passed Before the Son arose, And celebrating that event Pink blossoms rows on rows Perhaps you’ve noticed the blossoms’ shape The same as that holy cross Death transformed by resurrection Beauty without loss There are parables in these trees If only we... Read more
While there have been many good sci-fi movies in the course of the last 50 years or so, and lots of spin off TV series as well, it is a difficult task to come up with a really original script and plot line for such a movie. Somehow, some way, the Hail Mary Project has managed it, and produced a movie the whole family can and should see, full of pathos, and thrills, and scratching the itch we seem to... Read more
WHO MINISTERS TO THE MINISTER? We are a specious species The only ones who lie, This does not make us special, In fact, it’s how we die. The Truth is but a stranger We glimpse, but shield our eyes Afraid our dark dissembling Unmasks our sordid lives. We shout ‘this is my truth’ As if it’s our invention In truth, this is a lie A sort of truth prevention. We create a fiction Of who we really are Hoping no... Read more
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Ancient peoples did not really have sacred texts in the same way ancient Israelites did. This was not because other ANE cultures didn’t believe in the concept of revelation or inspiration and so of prophecy. Clearly they did. But these were all predominantly oral cultures, whereas starting with Moses, the Hebrews were told to write things down, indeed in the first instance ‘in stone’– the ten Words is what they called them, or later the ten commandments. It was the... Read more
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