Some Things Said… (June 09)
Last night the Congress passed the Climate Change Bill. At 1,800 pages plus, and as they had just intitally received it mid afternoon; it was simply not possible that any of them, any of their staff members, or …
A Strange World
It says something frightening about our world today when the death of Michael Jackson is the LEADING WORLD news story on every news station this morning.
I didn’t know that Thriller was so important to this world.
Arguing or Divorcing In Front Of Your Children
On this week’s episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8, the justification for their upcoming divorce is that “it is not good for us to be arguing in front of our kids.” I have heard this argument used many times. In…
Inconvenient histories
It’s a good idea to take some things with a grain of salt, or so the farmer said. I don’t think a little old fashioned skepticism hurts a thing, if it is applied judiciously. Science based on models might deserve…
For by one Spirit
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free and we have all been made to drink into one Spirit. (KJV) (NKJV)
For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one…
Ever wonder how some things got started?
Consider Romans 16:1. The word generally translated as “those who serve or minister” in English, transliterates from the Greek as diakonos. This is where we get the Romanized word deacon. Diakonos identifies a household servant and by itself carries no further…
Returning the Favor
By Dene Ward
In the past few years people have done things for me that I could not even have imagined. They have cleaned my house, they have put up my garden produce, they have brought meals, they…
Justin the Martyr
Justin wrote prior to 165. He is perhaps granted more credit for accuracy than he may deserve, as he like Eusebius, who came later, wrote under the patronage of an emperor (Titus Antoninus Pius).
This is a small portion …
You Like Me, You Really Like Me
I would like to thank Gary Zimmerli for passing on to me a nomination for the Noblesse Oblige award. I have enjoyed getting to “cyber-know” Gary through our sites and emails. His recent NASB escapades have certainly been enjoyable. I…
Really Reading Romans References
So here are the commentaries I have been reading in preparation for the Romans sermon series I am about to beginning.
New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary — N.T. Wright
Word Biblical Commentary — James B.G. Dunn
New International Commentary on the New Testament — John Murray
Cornerstone Biblical…