by Anne Hamilton | Nov 15, 2024 | Covenant, David, faithline, mantle, repentance
It dawned on me while I was reading Character Counts by Os Guinness that the modern view of God’s sovereignty is probably attributable to Abraham Lincoln and his vast influence on the American psyche. The pervasive idea in his writing during the American Civil War...
by Anne Hamilton | Nov 8, 2024 | Covenant, David, faithline, mantle, repentance
In the reports of spiritual and sexual abuse that occur with monotonous weekly regularity, there’s a disturbing recurrent trend. Leaders, so it’s far too often said, should be forgiven and swiftly restored to a public preaching and pastoral role—because King David...
by Anne Hamilton | Nov 1, 2024 | David, faithline, mantle
David wanted to make a name for himself. He wanted a city named after him and he wanted to head up a dynasty and have a ruling ‘house’ named after him. He wanted a name forever preserved by history. David’s ambition is spelled out in the biblical record. No doubt the...
by Anne Hamilton | Oct 25, 2024 | David, faithline, mantle, repentance
‘No one is good except God alone.’ Mark 10:18 ESV Nowhere are we more in need of this reminder by Jesus than when it comes to the golden boy of Scripture—David of Bethlehem. He’s the hero par excellence, the runt of the litter who becomes a champion, the underdog who...
by Anne Hamilton | Oct 18, 2024 | faithline, mantle, Moses, Nicodemus, repentance, wasting
Simon Peter was given Elijah’s mantle and, although he completed its unfinished task of bringing in the Gentiles, he did not go on to turn the hearts of the grafted-in children to their fathers in the faith. Mary Magdalene was given Joseph’s mantle but she was quickly...
by Anne Hamilton | Oct 11, 2024 | faithline, mantle, Moses
Last session, we looked at how Nicodemus was involved in the repair of Moses’ mantle—how he participated in the mending of the rebellion of Moses against God in a matter involving a miraculous supply of water. Now there are three episodes featuring Nicodemus in John’s...
