So, in my last post I said that the ‘then’ here made me feel uncomfortable. Let me explain myself. Oh, by the way, click on the picture of the verse and you will get the notes I drew onto it. The English version of the Bible that I am using is The Everyday Bible : New Century Version. (Nashville, TN.:… Read more →
I want to stop here for a moment to look at truth. Should the word truth be capitalized here because it is a person? I just finished reading that the Holy Spirit is truth. John says this in chapter five of this letter. I like the symmetry of this part of the Greek sentence which goes ‘because the Spirit is… Read more →
Here in 1 John 1.3-4 is the purpose of the letter. Warmth of relationship or fellowship is one reason. The other is joy. I like a letter that has been written to improve my friendship and to bring joy. Can’t beat that. Click on the picture to get the full diagram and some observations. The oddest one comes last…it sounds… Read more →
Here is a fragment of my quiet times this morning. First John is a striking book. It would be great to understand it…so, that is what my study is all about. If you click on the picture you will get the whole first four verses of chapter one. It is in picture format. If you want the PDF just click… Read more →
I find that expressing more of myself during my quiet times with God makes those times more meaningful. I know that there are a lot of ways to do that. I have often written out texts from the Bible like the one here. Then I even decided to make my own journal booklet for my reading and quiet times in… Read more →
Using CellSpin for the first time. CellSpin (www.cellspin.net) looks like a great way to update your blog from your smartphone. So, I took this picture from my cellphone and it automagically put it on the web into my blog and into CellSpin. It worked! Kind of fun. Uploaded by www.cellspin.net.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI8lo5vnX-A&w=400&h=324] I found this story of two German college age men to be amazing! Astounding really. They sold themselves into slavery so they could take the good news of Jesus to a group of 3000 slaves. They really challenge me. If you want more info on the Moravian movement and how it is effecting us today you can start here:… Read more →
I am having some fun looking at visual search. There is Google, which is great for quick searches. But I have been looking for a way to search using visual methods. Here is Quintura’s beta. It looks interesting to me. Just hover your mouse over one of the words in the search and it will display the top links below…. Read more →
You read your Christmas cards like I do, I look for something personal, something that makes the ‘Merry’ of Christmas a pleasant smile. The cards mostly follow a form, merry or happy something. Sometimes ‘bah humbug’ something, but that is a different Christmas card. I was reading the start of a letter that is in the Bible today. It was… Read more →
Reading Andreas Wolf’s blog this morning I followed his link to a book of poetry: Meditations from Mechthild of Magdeburg. I do not know a lot about her life but some of her poetry was encouraging to me this morning. She lived three hundred years before the Reformation in the city of Magdeburg, Germany. Here are two of her poems… Read more →
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