... it an event encompassing all of the human story, it involved the whole cosmos, the very universe itself. Robert G. Hamerton-Kelly, Dean of the Chapel at Stanford University, has an interesting paperweight on his desk. It is a cylinder of clear plastic ... with a closer, more existential fact. Let Bethlehem, and what happened there, be the capitol of your private universe. That’s what Phillips Brooks is saying in the closing verse of his poem-carol: O holy Child of Bethlehem, Descend to us, we pray; Cast out ...
... 82. Whoever would love life: The Greek verb agapan, besides its usual meaning of “to love,” can also be translated “to choose, strive after, prefer” (Kelly, p. 138). Tongue: The influence of words for good or ill is frequently mentioned in this letter: 1:10, 12, 25; 2:1, 9, 12, 15 ... . Initially it was probably local in character, but it may have started to become Roman government policy. Caesar brooked no rival king. By adding the words in your hearts, Peter could well be pointing out that individual ...
