Inconceivable

"Come and see." - Philip the Apostle


"He's enduringly strong. He's entirely sincere. He's eternally steadfast. He's immortally graceful. He's impartially powerful. He's impartially merciful. Do you know him?

He's the greatest phenomenon that has ever crossed the horizon of this world. He's God's Son. He's a sinner's Savior. He's the centerpiece of civilization. He stands in the solitude of himself. He is unique. He's unparalleled. He's unprecedented. He's the loftiest idea in literature. He's the highest personality in philosophy. He's the supreme problem in high criticism.

He supplies strength for the weak. He is available for the tempted and the tried. He sympathizes and saves. He strengthens and sustains. He guards and guides. He heals the sick. He cleanses the lepers. He forgives sinners. He discharges debtors. He delivers the captives. He defends the feeble. He blesses the young. He serves the unfortunate. He regards the aged. He rewards the diligent. And he beautifies the meager. I wonder if you know him." (Rev. Henry Lockyear, Do You Know Him)

There was no wind today. The flames danced as they greedily fed. Embers rose higher and higher in the sky. As day turned into dusk I could see them stretching higher, curling on the warmed air and the smoke from this altar. I thought of Moses and the mountain and the undying flame. Fire unfit for any hearth but on occassion willing to grace my altar. All those sacrifices made stretching back further than anyone can remember. Notable one's expected such Abraham and Isaac. Thank God for that ram. Today I follow the goat that wanders narrow paths out here in the desert. And hope. Hope that there is one more ram in the thicket for my son. Kindling one more sacrificial fire to watch the smoke rise from this altar. Sola Scriptura, WHB