Episode 140: Outside the Camp
from Eat This Book! Hosted by Michael Whitworth
Medieval masons carved the backs of things, finishing the sides of cathedral stonework that no eye would ever reach, because the work was offered upward rather than displayed. After twelve chapters of towering theology, the writer comes down to ordinary life. Let brotherly love continue. Open your door. Remember prisoners as though chained beside them. And the cure for the love of money is not a budget but a promise: I will never leave you nor forsake you. Then the fixed point of the whole letter: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. He suffered outside the gate, so go to him there and bear his reproach, for here we have no lasting city; we seek the city that is to come. And the letter closes not with demands but with a prayer that the God who raised the shepherd will equip the sheep. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit start2finish.substack.com
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