Locusts, Comparison, and Knowing What Will Last
(Paid Version)- Joel 2:23-32; 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18; Luke 18:9-14
Find this week’s readings here. This week, in our “Deep Dive,” we look at the background of the Old Testament reading, including Joel’s “locusts” and how the event relates to generational trauma. We look at Tertullian’s defense of “the flesh” and how he engages this reading. In the epistle reading, we look at the history of the practice of “pouring one …