Inherit the Master’s Cloak

by John Wijngaards

Published by Ave Maria Press, 1985.
Republished on our website with the necessary permissions

Contents

Introduction:

Strangers at the Door of my Tent

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Part One: The God of the Old Covenant

1.	Escape from the Cannibal God	21
2.	Finding the Culprit for Famine and Plague	31
3.	Give and Take in a Pact of Love	39
4.	Refusing Pork - and Make-believe	49
5.	Building a home for a Travelling Spirit	57
6.	Poring Perfume on Tired Feet	65
7.	Fixing Our Gaze Beyond the Known Horizon	73
8.	Ancient Prophets on My Mountain	83

Part Two: Making the Most of Prayer and reading

9.	Munching Words, Digesting Images	91
10.	Blind Guides That Swallow Camels	97
11.	Welcome to the King of Glory	107
12.	Light for Distant Nations	117
13.	Flowers, Cedars and Mustard Trees	127
14.	Adrift on the Deluge of Living	133

Part Three: Roots of Christian Discipleship

15.	Standing With Two Feet on God’s Soil	145
16.	Prophets and Witnesses of Our Master	151
17.	Getting a Donkey Back on Its Feet	159
18.	A Royal Envoy That Was Spat Upon	169
19.	The Word That Makes People a People	177
20.	Storing Treasures That Enrapture the Mind	185