Busting a little Linkin Park after lunch. # Reading the Qur'an. A part of me wishes it was in Greek # Doug is wrong here. Will expound soon RT @PastorBatchelor: How do we know the Bible is accurate in origin and translation? http://tr.im/tAHu # Designing to a bit of throwback tunes: Oasis # Indeed! Where were you [...]
There is one canon from the Council of Arles in particular that grabbed my attention, as well as the attention of others who understand the stark reality that the Church was patently nonviolent for the first 280 or so years of her existence.
Contrary to what some have said: no, I am not anti-United States. I’m not sure I’ve ever encountered a American non-violent Christian who was anti-US. What folks like myself are, emphatically, is anti-idolatry, anti-nationalism. Speaking for myself here, I believe patriotism is an immense danger for Christians: subtle and powerful, distracting and polluting. At least that’s [...]
A little Jimmy Eat World this morning to spark up this very, very busy designing day at the newspaper. "Merry Christmas Baby!" # Off work today so I'll be at home. We have house guests staying with us. Exciting! # RT @persecutionblog: http://ow.ly/hgpt Pray for Christians in Libya this week and today, pls RT # RT @Vonster: [...]
I recently went through the sermon series on Revelation by Shane Hipps, pastor at Trinity Mennonite Church. Well, minus the third sermon in the series that is. Apparently the praise and worship time was recorded and uploaded instead of the sermon on that day. So I’m still waiting to get my hands on that one. Regardless1, [...]
A good word from Melanie Weldon-Soiset from God’s Politics on the abhorrent practice of the death penalty. I’ve dropped in a wonderful statement below, but have a read of the original. The death penalty also denies the transformative power of the gospel. If we as Christians believe that the Holy Spirit can restore even the worst [...]
Excellent article from our Lois Henry on why we need to ban personal fireworks! "Idiots blowing it on 4th of July" http://bit.ly/B2NzC # Gotta love Lois Henry: "morons endangering large swaths of the community so they can make things go boom." # Also forgot to mention I'm reading Richard Cassidy's "Jesus, Politics, and Society: A Study [...]
Ninthly, he has said that if the Turks should invade the country, no resistance ought to be offered them; and if it were right to wage war, he would rather take the field against the Christians than against the Turks; and it is certainly a great matter, to set the greatest enemies of our holy [...]
And by golly the kids get it. Without dumbing down or repackaging the life and teachings found in the Good News accounts, with some simple questions and discussions, our kids get it.
Via Wayne Leman from Better Bibles Blog pointed out some excellent statements on translation from Michael Burer of the NET Bible. Here are the points: Just because something has always been translated a certain way does not mean that it is correct. We should always value the light ancient documents shed on our understanding of the Scriptures, even [...]
