The phrase “for three sins . . . even for four” is a common phrase in Amos (1:3, 6, 9, 11, 13; 2:1, 4, 6). Used a total of eight times in the book, these words play a special role in the way Amos communicates sin and judgment. “Three sins” represents fullness or completeness; “four” represents an overflow or a sin that is the tipping point for God’s judgment. The word sins or transgressions in Hebrew specifically refers to “rebellions. Read More...
Jeffrey Goldberg: U.S. forces are in the midst of a multi-pronged attack against Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq. This attack, among the most telegraphed in recent memory, comes days after three soldiers, Sergeant Kennedy Sanders, William Rivers, and Breonna Moffett, were killed in a drone attack at a border post in Jordan.
The Middle East was already boiling and President Biden seems loath to escalate, but he also felt that he had no choice. Read More...
‘Ed Wood’
By Desson Howe
Washington Post Staff Writer October 07, 1994
If Ed Wood hadn’t existed, director Tim Burton probably would have invented him. Read More...
