Myth: We cannot explain away Jesus beating the money traders in the temple
Myth: We never own weapons
I thought I would try and make a constructive effort and dispel some of the prevalent myths surrounding the practices and beliefs of those who believe our imitation of Christ as his followers includes his radical nonviolent life and teaching.
His evil and heresy was nothing more than his faith and convictions that one must believe and baptized. In the poetic style of many of the persecutors of the faith over the centuries, death for the re-baptizer was via his third baptism.
That's a chess set! A very nice gift from my mother-in-law, who (with the help of my beautiful bride) understands my great liking for things old, especially board game type things. This is a great, oversized set. Chipped and rough, and perfect. The kids love it.
Just for fun I wanted to jot down the various programs I utilize for my regular designing, writing, coding, research and so forth. And if you have your own special programs you use, drop in a comment. I'd love to see what you like to utilize yourself. While I predominantly use a Mac, I also work on a PC on occasion. Some of these programs are only on Mac, others will be cross-platform.
Thom Stark is writing a very engaging and engrossing series on the doctrine of the inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible. A must read.
The first installment in a new addition to this blog: Translations in Focus. Taking a closer look at the NRSV.
Simply stated, the way many stories from the Old Testament are depicted, at least by parents to their young, eagerly listening children, happens to be closer to the ancient Greek and Roman myths than many conservative Christians would like.
