Tag Archives: mercy
Happy Birthday, Mr. Berry
Today is the birthday of poet and essayist Wendell Berry, born in Port Royal, Kentucky in 1934. Here are three quotes and a poem from Berry that I like. "Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of [...]
Hosea 1:2-10 – A Contemporary Paraphrase
Hosea 1:2-10 [print_link] This is what the Lord said to Hosea the first time he spoke to him: “Go and marry a whore, and have children with her, children of whoredom. For Israel is no better than a whore herself; she has turned her back on me and gone running after other Gods.” So Hosea married [...]
Hosea 1:2-10
Hosea 1:2-10 [print_link] The first time the LORD spoke to Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, “Go, take a whore for your wife, and have children of prostitution, for the land plays the harlot by turning its back to the LORD.” So he went and took Gomer, daughter of Diblaim, as his wife, and she [...]
