New "Writings" page

I have created a new "Writings" page for this blog, mainly as a depository for some writing projects that I have taken on. The main bulk of this material will be recent contributions that I have made to my church's quarterly newsletter.

I have received rather encouraging feedback from the editors of the newsletter and this looks set to be a regular thing. I am grateful for their encouragement as well as their editing feedback to polish these raw writings. It has been a pleasure working with them.

Perhaps one day I will embark on a book project.

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The Inclusio of the Book of Matthew

From wikipedia: "In literature, inclusio is a literary device based on a concentric principle, also known as bracketing or an envelope structure, which consists of creating a frame by placing similar material at the beginning and end of a section, although whether this material should consist of a word or a phrase, or whether greater amounts of text also qualify, and of what length the frames section should be, are matters of some debate. Inclusio is found in various sources, both antique and new." The Inclusio of the Book of Matthew is that it starts and ends with "Immanuel". At the start, after the genealogies we are told that Jesus fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah (Matt 1:22-23). "All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” It then ends with "Immanuel" being fulfilled in the act of discipling. "G...

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The Holy Spirit brings to remembrance all that Jesus said

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” (Jn. 14:26) John’s gospel is in fact a demonstration of the Holy Spirit working in him as he writes this gospel:

The Gospel According to Yeeks

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