2010/10/30
by J. Randal
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I’m not a big Halloween fan, but even I can get in the mood for a moment. I popped this out on a Facebook post. Boo! Trick or Treat! Up the sidewalk come the ghosts, Goblins, ghouls, and all their … Continue reading
2010/10/30
by J. Randal
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… we all too [often] view our involvement in missional church community through the lens of volunteerism. In other words, we love the vision and reality of ministry and want to be involved, as long as it fits. We have … Continue reading
2010/10/30
by J. Randal
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Hypocrites like others to see them doing their religious acts. Solomon, however, was motivated by a different desire: the first prayer at the temple was his, and he wanted to show the people that God must be approached humbly in … Continue reading
2010/10/29
by J. Randal
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It was billed back in the 70s as the Simple English Bible. So far, it’s just the New Testament, no word on the whole Bible. They people broke away from World Bible Translation Center in Dallas. Became International Bible Translators. … Continue reading
2010/10/29
by J. Randal
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This from my daily Bible reading, done today in the NLT, then the NET Bible, which provoked thoughts of non-literalness. “But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers … Continue reading
2010/10/29
by J. Randal
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Prayer for November, 2010: We invite the brotherhood to dedicate the month of November to the following petition: May we dedicate ourselves to developing the spirit rather than giving in to the flesh; to decency and not sensuality. (see Romans … Continue reading
2010/10/27
by J. Randal
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What’s up with NLT in 2 Tim. 4:1? Premillenial language, if not the intent, is present in the New Living Translation’s rendering of 2 Timothy 4:1, “And so I solemnly urge you before God and before Christ Jesus––who will someday … Continue reading
2010/10/26
by J. Randal
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You have your opinion, I have mine. Usually, opinions, being what they are, don’t matter much. Some of us prefer Apple, others a PC. In the end, both get the job done. But at times an opinion matters and means … Continue reading
2010/10/22
by J. Randal
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The chemical weapons stockpile has been stored at Pine Bluff Arsenal since the 1940′s.The disposal of the ton containers at the PBCDF is the final campaign of the chemical weapons disposal mission. via KAIT-8. Seventy years of stockpiled chemicals. Do … Continue reading
2010/10/22
by J. Randal
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Text: Matthew 20 Memorize: “He said to her, ‘What do you want?’” Matthew 20:21 NET In two stories in sequence, Jesus asks people what they want. In the first, he asks “the mother of the sons of Zebedee [who] came … Continue reading