by Anne Hamilton | Dec 23, 2024 | Abraham, Covenant, Leviathan, Moses, peace, Phinehas
When we constantly scrub up the behaviour of our faith heroes so that their actions almost always appear irreproachable, sooner or later we’re going to paint God as the villain. That’s inevitable when someone or something other than the Lord becomes an idol. We...
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...
by Anne Hamilton | Oct 4, 2024 | faithline, Moses, Testing
Last session, we delved into the need for repair to Moses’ mantle. Right on the threshold of entering the Promised Land, he’d ignored God’s instructions about drawing water from a rock and hit it instead of speaking to it. On the surface, it looks like a trivial act...
by Anne Hamilton | Sep 27, 2024 | faithline, mantle, Moses, Nicodemus, Testing
When I initially realised that the first and last chapters of John’s gospel are about the passing of Elijah’s mantle, I was surprised and delighted. When I later realised that the second and second-last chapters were about the passing of Joseph’s mantle, I was...
