January 2009
Jacob's Dream
Psalm 91:1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
The “secret place of the Most High” spoken of in Psalm 91 is the place where God meets with man.
Recently I was directed in a book I was reading to look at the usage of the word “place” in Gen. 28:10-19, and based on that passage to look at what might be the characteristics of the “place” where God meets with man.
The passage deals with Jacob and God. We first hear of this man Jacob in Genesis 25. Jacob is the son of Isaac who is the son of Abraham. Often in the OT we see God referred to as “The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob”.
Abraham, a picture of the Fatherhood of God.
Isaac, a picture of the Son of God, Jesus.
And Jacob, a picture of man. (more…)
Posted by Vesper on January 29th, 2009 in Contributing Authors, Going Deeper, January 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve recently started back in web design, after a hiatus based on the fact that I’d rather be illustrating. In researching some current design issues, I came across this great blog entry that I thought would be of interest to all working mothers, and anyone pondering issues of women’s equality and gender roles. (And for the designers here at Lamb, a great blog in general!)
Design Observer article by Michael Beirut
It is very interesting to me, because it states the obvious, as much as we would like it to be different: That the reason there are so few female “superstars” in the design world is because of the choice of many female designers to leave the field for a time, or at least slow down their self-promotion, to focus on raising families.
The glass ceiling is a very real thing, i believe, but I do believe it is true that family vs. career is often an either-or thing for women.
As always, I invite your comments.
Posted by Vesper on January 13th, 2009 in January 2009, States of Life | 1 Comment »
What I’m going to write on is, to some, somewhat controversial, but I thought it important to post because maybe some of what I’m going to write may help someone. And I believe as the church (worldwide) we need to open our eyes.
I have been watching the free simulcast of the onething Conference from IHOP for the past few days. The focus of the conference has been the Book of Revelation. OK, OK, hold on. Some have been concerned about that, and I understand. What makes IHOP a great place is their focus on prayer and intimacy with Christ, but more importantly their focus on what David Bryant terms the “Supremacy of Christ”. Anyone who has visited IHOP knows, however, that they also have a significant focus on the End Times. The fact that they are focusing this conference on the book of Revelation has caused some to question whether they are getting off-track regarding the focus on the “one thing”–that is, the supremacy of Christ.
In watching these sessions, my answer to that concern is, absolutely not.
I believe that we as a church (I mean worldwide) have treated the book of Revelation like Martin Luther treated the book of James–as a problematic book that we wish weren’t even in there. But I ask you: Is the book of Revelation the Word of God or NOT? (more…)
Posted by Vesper on December 31st, 2008 in January 2009, Sharing Jesus | 3 Comments »
