ChristianBook.com had a sale on Bibles for Christmas so I got a few. I did not really get to view them all because I fell in love with one -- the Proclamation Bible. It surprises me because it is an NIV variant ala the UK. I think the Brits did a better job with the … Continue reading Proclamation Bible and Fear
Radio God…or getting the message
r By faith, Abraham obeyed the call of God and went out to a place which he was to receive his inheritance; and he went, not knowing where he was going. Hebrews 11:8 Thoughts I think today the problem is through all the noise that is … Continue reading Radio God…or getting the message
The Bowyer Bible
From the California Farmer -- May 1856 A Valuable Bible.—At a recent sale in England of the library of a deceased gentleman named John Albinson. Boston, a Bible that cost, with the oak cabinet containing it, for the sum of four thousand guineas. and sold under the hammer for five hundred and fifty pounds sterling. … Continue reading The Bowyer Bible
Most Powerful Prayers #69, Prayer
One day, Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said “LORD, teach us to pray, just as John the Baptist, taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1 Amplified. And the Lord gave him our Prayer. Same chapter, different verse, 9, repeating that very idea from the Man Himself. So I … Continue reading Most Powerful Prayers #69, Prayer
On Why Orthodox Women cover their heads in Church
from 1 Corinthians xi. 1-3 1 Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2Now I praise you, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you. 3 But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head … Continue reading On Why Orthodox Women cover their heads in Church
Most Powerful Prayers…#2
Beats me why this isn't #1. Jesus tells us that this is How to Pray and this book makes it #2. Oh well, let's continue on.... Matthew 6:vi When you pray, go into your [most] private room, and, closing the door, pray to your Father, Who is in secret; and your Father, Who sees in … Continue reading Most Powerful Prayers…#2
Confusion among Bibles: the Best of the Rest
This set are bibles that are idiosyncratic i.e. they have odd licensing agreements or tend to have unusual translations. Whatever their reason, they are not very popular but are worth considering. The World English Bible is actually an update to the 1901 American Standard version. It also has footnotes to explain some of its … Continue reading Confusion among Bibles: the Best of the Rest
A word to the wise from Judges
16-17 But then God raised up judges who saved them from their plunderers. Still they wouldn't listen to them instead prostituting themselves to other gods— by worshiping them! They lost no time leaving the straight and narrow road of their parents that obedience to God commands but refused to have anything to do with it. … Continue reading A word to the wise from Judges
In my anguish... 