S4:E18 – Only the Lover Sings: Junius Johnson, “All you have to do is die: The power of abiding in death”

All you have to do is die: the power of abiding in death by Junius Johnson | One Thousand Words https://www.matthewclark.net/mcwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/OTW_S4-E18-OTLS_Junius-Johnson.mp3 Junius Johnson is an independent scholar, musician, and writer with expertise in historical and systematic theology. He writes articles both scholarly and popular, considering theological aspects of beauty, imagination, and culture, and their implications for the Christian life. He holds a PhD in Philosophical Theology from Yale University and is the author of four books, including The Father of Lights: A Theology of Beauty (Baker Academic, 2020). An engaging speaker and teacher, he is a member of The Cultivating Project and offers online courses in theology, literature, and Latin through Junius Johnson Academics (academics.juniusjohnson.com). <li class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_52 et_pb_social_icon et_pb_social_network_link et-social-facebook'><a href='https://www.facebook.com/JuniusJohnsonAcademics' class='icon et_pb_with_border' title='Follow on Facebook' target="_blank"><span class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_name' aria-hidden='true' >Follow<li class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_53 et_pb_social_icon et_pb_social_network_link et-social-instagram'><a href='https://www.instagram.com/junius_johnson/' class='icon et_pb_with_border' title='Follow on Instagram' target="_blank"><span class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_name' aria-hidden='true' >Follow<li class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_54 et_pb_social_icon et_pb_social_network_link et-social-rss'><a href='https://linktr.ee/JuniusJohnsonAcademics' class='icon et_pb_with_border' title='Follow on RSS' target="_blank"><span class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_name' aria-hidden='true' >Follow<li class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_55 et_pb_social_icon et_pb_social_network_link et-social-youtube'><a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC62-lNiM6X_q8Zc-0qsiAsg' class='icon et_pb_with_border' title='Follow on Youtube' target="_blank"><span class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_name' aria-hidden='true' >Follow<li class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_56 et_pb_social_icon et_pb_social_network_link et-social-twitter'><a href='https://twitter.com/DrJuniusJohnson' class='icon et_pb_with_border' title='Follow on X' target="_blank"><span class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_name' aria-hidden='true' >Follow Only the Lover Sings by Matthew Clark Buried in a drawer, like a pinewood box  There’s a ring that used to shine like a promise But it doesn’t anymore  &nbsp; Or at the coffee place, I found a little note  It said, “another lonely day” like a message  From a stranded castaway &nbsp; Pre-CHORUS  It can happen like that to any one of us  Life just ain’t what you thought it was  &nbsp; CHORUS  But that won’t stop him, that won’t stop him from making new life,  from making new life  &nbsp; I hear the whispers now, all with a tongue so sharp  They can fill you full of holes if you let them  Leave you paralyzed with doubt   There’s so many ways, that we can go so wrong  Every one of us is broken and bleeding   Too ashamed to show our face  &nbsp; Pre-CHORUS  CHORUS  &nbsp; BRIDGE  Jesus you are here, you’re right here  In the middle of death.  But that never stopped you,  never stopped you before. ©2022 Matthew Clark, Path in the Pines Music, ASCAP The post S4:E18 &#8211; Only the Lover Sings: Junius Johnson, &#8220;All you have to do is die: The power of abiding in death&#8221; appeared first on Matthew Clark.