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 Tent11

Part One: The God of the Old Covenant

1.Escape from the Cannibal God21
2.Finding the Culprit for Famine and Plague31
3.Give and Take in a Pact of Love39
4.Refusing Pork – and Make-believe49
5.Building a home for a Travelling Spirit57
6.Pouring Perfume on Tired Feet65
7.Fixing Our Gaze Beyond the Known Horizon73
8.Ancient Prophets on My Mountain83

Part Two: Making the Most of Prayer and reading

9.Munching Words, Digesting Images91
10.Blind Guides That Swallow Camels97
11.Welcome to the King of Glory107
12.Light for Distant Nations117
13.Flowers, Cedars and Mustard Trees127
14.Adrift on the Deluge of Living133

Part Three: Roots of Christian Discipleship

15.Standing With Two Feet on God’s Soil145
16.Prophets and Witnesses of Our Master151
17.Getting a Donkey Back on Its Feet159
18.A Royal Envoy That Was Spat Upon169
19.The Word That Makes People a People177
20.Storing Treasures That Enrapture the Mind185