It wasn't the law

After Hebrews 7:11-28 

It was set early on:

the priests were of the tribes

Levitical, named after Levi,

Jacob’s son. If this had been

sufficient, if the law has been

sufficient, if perfection could

have been attained through

this priesthood, nothing else

would have been needed. But

the priests were men, types

signifying who the real priest

was, indicating the priest

to come, the priest after

the order of Melchizedek.

This was the king who was,

is, a priest, the priest there 

from the beginning,

Only this priest alone was, 

is, sufficient.

 

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Some Sunday Readings

 

Non-Boring Poetry Books (for Children) to Make You Love Poetry – Erica at What Do We Do all Day.

 

Andy Crouch: In a Time of Culture Collapse, Build Friendships – Trevin Wax at The Gospel Coalition.

 

The Mystery of Father-Son Relationships – Benjamin Myers at Plough Quarterly reviews An Ordinary Life: Poems by B.H. Fairchild. 

 

Whatever Comes, Get Wisdom: AI, the Future, and Our Chief End – Owen Anderson at Christ Over All.

 

What About Abortion in the Case of Rape? – Jonathan Noyes at Stand to Reason.

The oldest priesthood

After Hebrews 7:11-28 

Before the Levites.

before the sons of Aaron,

it was, and is, the oldest

priesthood. An order

of one, one person,

one man, the one sent

to serve, to minister, 

to save, one sent

to live and die and

rise again. This is

the priesthood, older

than Abraham, older

than Terah, older

than Adam. This is

the priest who created

the world; this priest

saved the world.

This priest is a king.

 

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Some Friday Readings

 

Sunday News – poem by Brad Davis at Kingdom Poets (D.S. Martin). 

 

The Good in Regret – Seth Lewis.

 

“Sonnet Reversed,” poem by Rupert Brooke – Sally Thomas at Poems Ancient and Modern.

 

How ‘apocalypse’ became a secular as well as religious idea –Erik Bleich and Christopher Star at The Conversation.

 

“The Bag,” poem by George Herbert – Rabbit Room Poetry.

The kind of Salem

After Hebrews 7:11-28 

A few, fleeting references:

a blessing, a tithe, a king.

He was a king, not

a priest, and yet a priest,

who gave his name

to an order, an order

of one king, one priest,

one man, one man who

lived and died, one man

who gave his name

to one king, one priest,

one man who lived and

died and lived and lives

forever. It is the order

we are called to, the order

of Melchizedek.

 

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Some Sunday Readings

 

Expectation – poem by Sarah Spradlin at Rabbit Room Poetry.

 

Song of the Week: “I Know That My Redeemer Lives” – C. Christopher Smith at The Conversational Life.

 

The Prophets: René Girard – Cynthia Haven at The Free Press.

 

In Memoriam: Janet Reid. Literary Agent.