Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes

Oct 03, 2024

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In this edition of our Tank, we have some fresh contributions from Jaan Pirn and Rev. Kyle Jones. Jaan throws down a great challenge to put aside distractions and dig into the Psalter, while Rev. Jones penned a delightful piece on fairy tales and their marvelous allusions to Christ and his great plan of salvation. Gabriel Parker returns with a thoughtful argument about true creativity comes through constraint.

God’s peace

Frisby

From the Tank this week:

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Praying and Learning the Psalter

jpirn

Oct 2

When Luther wrote his commentary on the Psalms, he made a humble and earnest request, a request I think we could all learn from. He asked that his words would never be placed alongside or together with the text of the Psalter, but rather in a separate volume - lest his words be given more attention than the words of the Triune God.

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Once Upon a Time, We Told Fairy Tales

Kyle

Oct 3

A post by Rev. Kyle E. Jones, Pastor of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Boston, MI.Tell all the truth but tell it slant - Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth’s superb surprise As Lightning to the Children eased With explanation kind The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind

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