Art Class: Giotto di bondone: Justice and Injustice, 1306

Shakespeare: Othello: Act 5 Scene 1: 

Iago: He hath a daily beauty in his life That makes me ugly; 

Before ever considering the justice of God and how He exercises it, we must well consider that He is a Holy God. What happens when a Holy God meets an unholy people? Indignation happens. A Holy God who is indignant must needs judge. Sodom and Gomorrah and Jesus driving the money changers out of the temple are an example. Isaiah 6

As Anne of Austria once remarked to Cardinal Richelieu: "God does not pay at the end of every day, my Lord Cardinal, but at the end, He pays."

Hymn: Hail Sovereign Love that first began the scheme to rescue fallen man. by Jehoida Brewer
Indignant justice stood in view,
To Sinai’s fiery mount I flew,
But Justice cried with frowning face,
“This mountain is no hiding place!”

Poem: The Hound of Heaven by Francis Thompson

I FLED Him, down the nights and down the days;
I fled Him, down the arches of the years;
I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways
Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears
I hid from Him, and under running laughter.	5
Up vistaed hopes I sped;
And shot, precipitated,
Adown Titanic glooms of chasmèd fears,
From those strong Feet that followed, followed after.
But with unhurrying chase,	10
And unperturbèd pace,
Deliberate speed, majestic instancy,
They beat—and a Voice beat
More instant than the Feet—
‘All things betray thee, who betrayest Me.’

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Bible Study: The Holiness of God: Holiness and Justice examines the meaning of holiness and why people are both fascinated and terrified by a holy God. This series closely explores God’s character, leading to new insights on sin, justice, and grace. The result is a new awareness of our dependence upon God’s mercy and a discovery of the awesomeness of His majestic holiness. R.C. Sproul says, 'The holiness of God affects every aspect of our lives — economics, politics, athletics, romance — everything with which we are involved.'"

Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Creation Evolution Summer Marathon Watching.

Bible Study: The Insanity of Luther

"The Holiness of God examines the meaning of holiness and why people are both fascinated and

terrified by a holy God. From the series: The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul

And tulip tree blossoms!

First Greens

Beets, mustards, spinach and kale

To Boat, to boat with Brian!

Phase 10 @ Grandma's

• I could be close or far or in the middle.
• "No man shall see my cards"..."None of us is a man, Joshua!"
• That chair is very lucky.
• Help the poor and needy.
• You are throwing away gold.
• 'Sigh'...you sound like fans.
• Give charity to him who hath won not.

At Home

Greens are growing

Window replacements

Sage boquet

Blooming sage!

Nothing But Leaves

Bible study today: Mark 11:12 - 12:12
Jesus found nothing but leaves. That fig tree was not building on the progress that it started ~Joshua
A thoroughfare: from the supermarket, here they came with shopping bags straight through the temple...for that had become a shortcut! This was the shortest way to the bus station.
You could buy this pigeon for one dollar out there, but in here it costs ten dollars.

Isaiah 56:7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Jeremiah 7:11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the Lord.

Some years our locust tree blooms gloriously, other years it does not.  But today does it ever bloom!

Art Class: Giotto di bondone: Prudence - Foolishness, 1306

• We watched the movie: 12 Angry Men
• Read the article on the The Imaginative Conservative about examining the corrosive effects of prejudice, which is at heart a failure of the virtue prudence. The classical tradition considered prudence to be the leader or "charioteer" of the other virtues, setting their rule and measure...HERE
• We scoured our upcoming summer schedule and in light of past summer time consumers, eliminated a lot of imprudent activities, regaining hours, days, weeks and, 'gasp' MONTHS!
• We watched the PBS Frontline Documentary - Two American Families and discussed how quickly life tends to happen and why it is so very important to get off the 70mph life-train and think, look ahead and most importantly ask the question: "How has this worked out for me in the past, how am I doing now and where am I going, exactly." Proverbs 22:3 " A prudent man forseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."
• Proverbs 12:16, Prov 12:23, Proverbs 19:4, Proverbs 13:16,  Prov 14:15m , Prov 18:15,  Proverbs 14:18.
• Abigail, Nabal and David...or as our Abigail would put it..."David attacks Nabal for a Vineyard"
• Moses and his father-in-law: Jethro
• Nehemiah oversees the building of the walls of Jerusalem
• Rehoboam and the aged counsellors: Out with the old and in with the new.
• David and Ahithophel.

Joshua: Children's Choir: Fairy Tales and Folklore

Morning Star of the Reformation - John Wycliffe

...Many came to faith in Christ and began to learn the world of God for the first time in their lives. The local priests would have none of this and obtained a law to stop the evangelists. They waited to fall upon the preachers when the travelers entered a town. But the people often sided with the preachers, forming a strong ring around them to protect them form harm....

 "They burned his bones to ashes and cast them into the Swift, a neighboring brook running hard by. Thus the brook carried his ashes into the Avon, the Avon into the Severn, the Severn into the narrow seas and they into the main ocean. And so like his ashes the message of Wyclif has spread throughout the world."

Benjamin

Little Britches: The Dry Divide by Ralph Moody

Anna Year End Orchestra - USSR

Lilac Blossoms, Tulip, Pine and Things

Garden 2017

Beets, Kale and Mustard

Strawberries

Sage and Lemon balm