This Christmas season (2011) I’ve been reading in Matthew’s Gospel. As with my reading in John’s Gospel I have combined the reading of Scripture within an historical theological commentary. Sometimes it gets a bit cumbersome and I long to simply embrace Jesus but I recognize that it’s important to school my thinking about my Savior to see how he describes… Read more →
I was surprised by what I read today in Matthew’s Gospel. It was it near the end of chapter 2. The five versus basically go like this, Herod, who wanted to kill Jesus for fear that Jesus would replace him as king, died. Joseph, who took the family to Egypt, is told the good news of Herod’s death and told… Read more →
I found something to be really quite interesting in a book called “Truth and Transformation: A Manifesto for Ailing Nations” by Vishal Mangalwadi. obviously the the book is trying to talk about nations and society. He makes his comments, that I find so interesting, on the heels of discussing knowledge and how knowledge and the Bible are key to building… Read more →
I got my head jarred back this morning. Totally caught by surprise by this longish quote. The non-western author, Vishal Mangalwadi, while talking philosophy dips into the Bible to recount a story I read just last week. It is about a sick man Jesus heals in the Gospel of John chapter 5. What kicked back my head this morning was… Read more →
Loved this one called “Quite comparable, actually.” Posted on November 11, 2011 by Jessica Hagy. I think the folks at Indexed do a great job with venn diagrams. This one comparing oranges to apples shows what they do have in common. You just have to think differently about the issue. There is so much in life that is like that. You come… Read more →
I am reading a couple of books right now. Today I spent time in Steve Monsma’s Healing For a Broken World: Christian Perspective on Public Policy. I appreciate his clear thinking. My favorite quote from the book today is: I believe we Christians ought to be as concerned for the religious freedom of our Jewish or Muslim neighbors and for… Read more →
Sometimes I admit that I get confused by the way the Bible says some things. I was reading this morning about Jesus’ life. One of his followers quoted him as saying, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him… Read more →
Getting information is easy; it is just a search away. Getting meaning is harder and changing in light of meaning is harder still. That is the prophetic message. It is also the purpose of a sermon. The “Data Cake” metaphor is great for sermons. Here is how it works: Data=verses, Greek, Hebrew, cross references; Information=Bible reading, life circumstances; Presentation=the sermon where… Read more →
I am really putting my tablet through the paces. I have a Notion Ink Adam that I took to Poland for this missions trip. It is my only PC and this trip is all about meetings, ideation and strategizing to become even more effective for Jesus in Poland. Turing the meetings my Adam is set up like it is in… Read more →
I make a lot of puns. I guess that’s why Patricia, my sister-in-law, sent me these. Actually, I did chuckle at some of these. Please don’t shoot the messenger just chuckle and shake your head. 🙂 Modern conversion tables………….. 1. Ratio of an igloo’s circumference to its diameter = Eskimo Pi 2. 2000 pounds of Chinese soup = Won ton… Read more →
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