The Scriptorium Daily

Month: June 2004

  • From the Heart of Jesus

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    John Mark Reynolds, 2004. The heart of Jesus Christ was pierced by a lance and from it came blood and water. Longinus is the name given to the soldier who dared touch the Lord Glory. Tradition tells us that one drop of blood from the wound converted Longinus. Augustine writes that the blood and water…

  • On Opposing Tyrants

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    John Mark Reynolds, 2004. Athens, the world’s first experiment in democracy, was eventually overtaken by the tyranny of Philip and Alexander of Macedonia. One man, Demosthenes, argued for his entire political life for a concentrated assault on Philip. He was sometimes heard and sometimes ignored. In his otherwise excellent history The Ancient Greeks, Fine argues…

  • The Problem of Pleasure: Why I Am a Christian

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    John Mark Reynolds, 2004.   Thanks to Craig Hazen, I was able to speak to a group of five thousand Christians at Biola. Here are my remarks. The Problem of Pleasure My daughter Jane is six, a very precocious six. She has formed a new club with her friends called The Hanging-Out Girls. When I…