Posts from December 2024
The World Turned Right Side Up
Another piece of the “Holy Days and the American Revolution” story: Hamilton, the musical, featured a song called Yorktown, which included the lines: I am not throwin’ away my shot! ‘Til the world turns upside down Some Americans may still remember that the phrase ”till the world turns upside down”, is a reference to the song “The World Turned…
Not Falling Prey to the “Elijah Syndrome”
Christian, whatever you do, don’t fall prey to the “Elijah syndrome” (see 1 Kings 19 for details) Do not let the resistance of the fallen world and your perceived failure to “make an impact” in a family, a congregation, a nation, or a denomination, cause you to give up hope and embrace despair or…