"You burst my bonds asunder, and to you will I offer a sacrifice of praise. May my heart and tongue give praise to you, and all my bones cry out their question, 'Who is like you, O Lord?' Yes, let them ask, and then do you respond and say to my soul, 'I am your salvation.' But who am I, what
11.1.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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“Above all things and in all things, O my soul, rest always in God, for He is the everlasting rest of the saints. Grant, most sweet and loving Jesus, that I may seek my repose in You above every creature; above all health and beauty; above every honor and glory; every power and dignity; above al
08.16.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
2 CommentsA few days ago, I was discussing spiritual problems with a friend, and he told me: “Your issue is that your focus is on you… And as long as your eyes are there, you can never see God.” My friend was absolutely right, and he’d finally put a personal focus on some of the ideas about Christian
06.15.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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So I wrote earlier a dispatch from the 72-hour prayer room, an initiative of several Christians on campus which resided in Winthrop I-entryway for three full days. It was a truly incredible place that I visited, and I promised to be back with photos and stories for you about this place. Here is a pi
04.30.2010| The Fish Tank | Judith Huang
No CommentsIn both the Jewish and Christian worldviews, idolatry is the overarching “meta-sin” (to use Simon Gathercole’s expression) underneath all other secondary acts and expressions of human evil. The 2nd temple Jewish text Wisdom of Solomon puts it like this: “In return for their [i.e. the Gent
12.8.2009| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
3 CommentsFor Part I, click here. Traditionalists worry that this “modernization” is a weak euphemism for “homogenization” and “dilution.” Though Tomlin’s “Amazing Grace” does not vary much theologically or linguistically from the original, it represents a genre of music that is, at times
09.3.2009| The Fish Tank | Samir Paul
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There is a compelling narrative surrounding “Amazing Grace” to begin with. The mythology suggests that the lyricist — slave trader and all-around bad guy John Newton — found Jesus, renounced his sickening business, and penned the poem as a response to God’s divine and redeeming grace
08.17.2009| The Fish Tank | Samir Paul
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