Acts 12-14
Herod kills James, and the Jews love it. So he arrests Peter, too. But God supernaturally springs him from jail, and kills Herod (chapter 12). The Spirit leads the Antioch church to send Saul and Barnabas on a missionary journey, with John Mark. Their first stop is Cyprus, where they convert the Roman governor Paul. Saul changes his name to Paul, John Mark goes back home, and Paul preaches to the Jews first, but is very willing to preach to the Gentiles, too. A pattern forms: many Gentiles believe, but the Jews oppress and exile them (ch 13). It happens again in Iconium and Lystra. They make disciples and move on, appointing elders in each place (ch 14).
R.V. Young in Touchstone – on the meaning of TS Eliot’s “The Wasteland.”
I heard this talk live at the 2022 conference, and it was way over my head, but I loved it. Eliot’s literary
allusions are insanely complex, but the basic message - that we are now in a spiritual wasteland - is fairly
easy to spot. Things that should bring joy and meaning, are dry and empty. This is a great sample of
“How to read a poem” intelligently.
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