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The Standard of Measure
24 He said to them, “Listen carefully! God will evaluate you with the same standard you use to evaluate others. Indeed, you will receive even more. 25 Those who have will receive more, but as for those who don’t have, even what they don’t have will be taken away from them.” (Mark 4:24-25, CEB) 24 “Consider carefully what you hear,”…
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End of the Line
I have been part of the Common English Blog Tour for about two months now. They began the tour before Advent and I think today is the last day of cycle. For over two months I have gone through the exercise of building devotional thoughts while reading the Common English Bible. I have also used the CEB a bit in…
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From Sorcerer to Magic Arts to Drug Users
The end of Revelation is one of my favorite places to camp. I honestly love the entire Book of Revelation if I can read through it without the voices in my head. (You know: Tim LaHaye, Jack VanImpe, Hal Lindsey, etc.) In Rev. 22:15 I noticed different ways translations have tackled the Greek word pharmakos over the years. Last night…
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Where is God’s Chest?
3 God’s lamp hadn’t gone out yet, and Samuel was lying down in the LORD’s temple, where God’s chest was. (1 Sam. 3:3, CEB) It just begs a lot of questions… and images my mind shouldn’t conjure up when it comes to God. I know “ark” may be archaic, but it HAS to be better than “chest.”
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The Benefits of the Grace of God
In the tiny book of Titus we can find the essence of the gospel. We find the core truth of Advent. 11 The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. 12 It educates us so that we can live sensible, ethical, and godly lives right now by rejecting ungodly lives and the desires of this world. 13…
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The Use of the Plural in Genesis 3
I am on the Common English Bible Advent Blog Tour, which has afforded me a great opportunity to dig into this new translation more carefully. Overall, I love the freshness of the language. There is a fresh clarity to some phrases that I find helpful. Using a new translation always keeps me on my toes as I read very familiar…
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Teetering on the Brink of Death
The more I am able to walk through the Common English Bible, the more I enjoy some of the phrases. Here is a comparison of Rev. 3:2 2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. (NIV2011) 2 Wake up and strengthen whatever you have left, teetering…
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NIV 2011 Review
Here is a very thorough review of the NIV2011. I have settled into the NIV2011 quite comfortably, along with enjoying the Common English Bible for the most part. It’s too bad this “controversy” over the NIV and ESV may never go away.
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The NIV Study Bible
A couple of quick thoughts HERE and HERE as the NIV is getting things updated with all their Bibles. While I am not a fan of study Bibles, I am glad to see Zondervan moving away from 1984 and into 2011. Currently I am tooling around a hard copy of the Common English Bible and the NIV 2011. I have…
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Foolishness!
The text I will reflect on the most for the 9/11 service will be 1 Cor. 1:18 – 2:5. There is a message on my heart regarding how we need truly live in light of 9/11 and with a view to the days ahead of us. Which brings me to 1:21 and interesting takes on translation. For since in the…
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