Dignoscentia

During this past presidential election, I saw, beyond any doubt, how the right has managed to marry their cause to religion, and how they continually played that angle for the past couple of years. Churches and religious organizations told their members, in no uncertain terms, that they should vote for so-and-so because they’re Republican, and [...]

I want to point you to a video. It’s a speech that David Gates (a Christian missionary) made at an American college a few months ago, BEFORE the current economic crisis and the monstrous bailout plan. At that time, we didn’t know what we know now, and yet he was right on target about what [...]

This is one of those psalms that can be interpreted in two ways, and only one of those ways makes it look good, biblically speaking. The psalm praises the centricity of Jerusalem with regards to all other nations. In the psalm, Jerusalem is talked about as the “city of God”, with all other cities subservient [...]

The more I read the psalms, the more I realize that many of them whistle a familiar tune — one I’d rather not hear. They keep talking about revenge. This psalm continues down that same path, and things get pretty nasty.
Clearly, the author of the psalm is full of anger toward the nations he mentions [...]

There are certain clear prophetic elements in this psalm that make me believe the author was inspired by God when he wrote it. However, there are also certain phrases that make me think he corrupted the message with his own weak thoughts instead of relying solely on God for inspiration. Let’s have a look at [...]

Apparently addressed to Solomon, this psalm sounds more like it’s written about the Messiah. Since its official interpretation isn’t sure, I’ll address both possible meanings.
If this is indeed meant for Solomon, as the byline indicates, it’s blasphemous. It endows an earthly ruler with Godly qualities. A mere man cannot “endure, age after age” (verse 5). [...]