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Law, Grace and Redemption in Les Misérables
Victor Hugo’s monumental novel Les Misérables, first published in 1862, has been compared to a gothic cathedral — and justly so. One comes away from the work with the alternating images of grotesque gargoyles and chipped, mildewed saints, cobwebbed …Read More
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Jesus and the Psalms
The Writings
“What do you think of the Christ?” In guiding the Jerusalem leaders to contemplate this question of eternal weight, Jesus turned to the authority of what is written “in the book of Psalms,” specifically Psalm 110 (Matt 22 …Read More -
Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the LORD? (Part 2)
The paradise atop Eden’s mount is described in Genesis 2-3 as a well-watered Garden with an abundance of fruit trees, a place where humanity and animals lived in harmony. These physical blessings, however, were but tokens (and small ones …Read More
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Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the LORD? (Part 1)
Once a soul has come to understand something of the unutterable majesty of the holiness of God, the question asked in Psalm 15 and 24 suddenly weighs upon the heart: “Who shall ascend the mountain of the LORD?” That is …Read More
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Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the LORD? (Part 3)
Worship — approaching the living God — is the central concern of Scripture, and a vital aspect of its narrative drama. Who may climb the summit of the LORD’s dwelling place to gaze upon his beauty? Against the backdrop of this …Read More
L. Michael Morales
Dr. Michael Morales is a Teaching Elder in the PCA and is dean of Admissions (recruitment) and associate professor of Old Testament at Ligonier Academy of Theological & Biblical Studies.
