God's Holy Fire: The nature and function of scriptureby Mark W. Hamilton, James W. Thompson, & Kenneth L. Cukrowski Description The title of this volume, God's Holy Fire, is taken from William Butler Yeats' poem, "Sailing to Byzantium." This poem speaks of a yearning for a place of truth and beauty that is beyond our daily routines. Like the poet, we desire to live in such a place. The image of fire also evokes the words of Jeremiah 20: 9, "Is not my word like fire?" Fire has the power to consume and