Pursuit

“There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, through the skies in his majesty.” Deuteronomy 33:26 I’m a sucker for a good chase scene in a movie. Every action-adventure movie includes a chase scene. Is it even an adventure movie without such a dramatic back and forth with hairpin turns and exploding cars? …

Sacrifice of Isaac

“And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” Genesis 22:7-8 Since the 4th century, maybe earlier, it has been …