Backward Mutters

Category: Bible

  • Gaudete Sunday

    Today is Gaudete Sunday. During this Advent Sunday’s readings is the scripture from Philippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again, Rejoice!” In it we remember the message of the Angel of the Lord and the Heavenly Host as they announcement to coming of the Messiah,…

  • All in All: The Message of 1 Corinthians

    Rather than spend a lot of time introducing 1 Corinthians, I thought I’d comment on a few things about the setting of the letter as well as to help give you a good pair of lenses by which to view the letter. Concerning the Corinthian church… The apostle Paul planted…

  • All in All: The Message of 1 Corinthians

    Rather than spend a lot of time introducing 1 Corinthians, I thought I’d comment on a few things about the setting of the letter as well as to help give you a good pair of lenses by which to view the letter. Concerning the Corinthian church… The apostle Paul planted…

  • The Four Holy Gospels

    Fujimura – 4 Holy Gospels from Crossway on Vimeo. Makoto Fujimura is illuminating The Four Holy Gospels in conjunction with a project at Crossway Books to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.(H.T. Justin Taylor)

  • Ecclesiastes Wisdom

    Began studying today for next Sunday’s sermon. I’ve been working on paraphrasing Ecclesiastes 7:1 which reads: “A good name is better than fine perfume.” Here’s my exposition: People will receive a stinking fool if he smells of fine perfume, but they will keep company with an honorable man even if…