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Terry Tiessen’s 6th chp asks this question: To whom does God reveal himself? Let us remind ourselves of the basic options — some say God reveals himself only to those who hear the gospel as preached through the Church (ecclesiocentrics); Tiessen will argue that God reveals himself to all (accessibilists). How so?

Publishers are kind. Each year we get a Christmas present or two from publishers I’ve worked with. I have pens, luggage tags, coffee mug protectors, cups, and (of course) books. It seems to me that publishers are creative with their gifts, but this year’s gift from Baker takes first prize.

Psalm 119:43 is odd: “Never take your word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.” My rabbi commentary, by Samson Hirsch, says this: “Do not make it appear as if my mouth had said something entirely untrue when I pointed out Thy righteous ordinances to my opponents.”

If you go to Reclaiming the Mind, you can see how to join us tonight in a 2-hour conversation about Mary. (Sorry, no Apple computers — to which I say “argh!”) The room is now open for some audio, though I don’t start teaching until much later. I’ll be giving a 30 minute lecture on…
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