-
Reviews on the NIV 2011
This review will apparently be a four-parter. He begins with discussing more issues about the RSV, which will lead into discussion on the NIV 2011. It’s interesting reading thus far.
-
The Narrow Gate
Through the summer I have been meditating once again on Dallas Willard’s book The Divine Conspiracy. It is a reflection on the Sermon on the Mount. The call to discipleship is radical. Jesus doesn’t mince words about this call. In Matthew 7 it is the picture of the narrow gate. The definition of the narrow gate then comes into dispute.…
-
Daring to Dream for American Excellence Once Again
I honestly try to steer away from any “political” statements on this this blog. (For that, go to FB or PLUS… 😉 ) But THIS interview with Thomas Friedman is simply outstanding. It’s so challenging, I want to share it as widely as possible. Please take the time to listen to these thoughts from Thomas Friedman. WARNING: Here is my…
-
Learning to Appreciate the Common English Bible
I am learning how to edit. Endorsements are great places for editors to work. They don’t seem to work at newspapers anymore, so they must have shifted to the endorsement market. I sent a note to the folks at the Common English Bible to let them know I really do appreciate the CEB when it comes to reading the Apocrypha.…
-
Common English Bible and the Apocrypha
As I read through the Apocrypha in the CEB, I more clearly understand the need for simple language in the translation process. With the regular 66 books of the Protestant Bible I am used to more difficult language. I grew up with the Bible, even memorizing with the King James Version. The stilted language is actually comfortable to me. But…
-
Enter Through the Narrow Gate
The end of the Sermon on the Mount is the call for commitment. It is a call for routine obedience from the heart. The first picture given in Matthew 7:13 is entering through the narrow gate. (Again, I know a good universalist can explain away any verse that seems to qualify entering into Kingdom life, but when I see these…
-
Everyone Gets an Education
One of my favorite quotes from Dallas Willard over the years is, “Everyone gets an education. Which kind you get is up to you.” In The Divine Conspiracy, he puts it this way: You are somebody’s disciple. You learned how to live from somebody else. There are no exceptions to this rule, for human beings are just the kind of…
-
The Weeds
I am preaching this Sunday on the parable of the wheat and the weeds. What is so challenging for me is to understand a couple of things: 1. Jesus works this all out in the end. We are so busy trying to work it out NOW. We want to identify the weeds and pull them. Jesus says, “Let this go.…
-
Mark Driscoll, Women Heroes, and Our Loss of Civility
I won’t get to ALL that stuff the title implies. Mark Driscoll, as per his normal routine, makes the blogging world rock. He cut into “effeminate” looking worship leaders who happened to be men. It’s Mark Driscoll. He’s rude, crude and gets hype because of it. It’s led to a backlash and then examination of how we should interact more…
-
The Boldness to Believe
My morning reading has taken me into the Deuterocanonical books (what we would call the Apocrypha). These are fascinating stories! It’s been a while since I’ve journeyed through these books, so I am doing so this summer with some extra time. I am also using the Common English Bible in the process. The language is very fresh and readable. In…
