2010/11/20
by J. Randal
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• The free list service I use is being updated today. I’ve sent a Cloudburst poem to the list, but it hasn’t come back for confirmation. So I guess that’s a sign that the update is still going on. • … Continue reading
2010/11/19
by J. Randal
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Just read over on NRO a phrase of Wm. Buckley, “We exist to make a point, not a profit.” I like that. Christians could borrow that and say, “We exist to to preach, not make a profit.” But I keep … Continue reading
2010/11/19
by J. Randal
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The Tennessean (via USAToday) reports that the revisors of this latest edition of the New International Version took the temp of evangelicals, so it’s geared to them. Tones down gender language, for one. Wonder if it improves the bad passages … Continue reading
2010/11/19
by J. Randal
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The following description comes from a stylebook for journalists and religion writers as they write about religion. As such, it’s not a dictionary or theological treatise. Still, it presents an interesting perspective. Churches of Christ: There is no central headquarters … Continue reading
2010/11/19
by J. Randal
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2010/11/18
by J. Randal
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From Ireland comes this good article, by Kelly O’Rourke,with three good points about Philip and the eunuch. This tidbit here: “…he told him the good news about Jesus.” 3. Tell them about Jesus. Once the person has agreed to study … Continue reading
2010/11/18
by J. Randal
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Our good brother Weylan Deaver has an excellent article on “Intercession and Mediation.” Here’s a hefty part of it, but not near all of it, which deserves calm and careful study. There is nothing in either the concept of intercession … Continue reading
2010/11/18
by J. Randal
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Late, but stuffed with juicy tidbits, just in time for Thanksgiving! Here’s the table we’ve piled on for you: Who’s studying the Bible with whom, for conversion; Teaching moments, both at home and in the capital; Ladies from region go … Continue reading
2010/11/17
by J. Randal
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Compromise is first a wink, then a handshake, and finally, an embrace from which there is no release. Do you see it this way?
2010/11/17
by J. Randal
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• Some time back I’d highlighted this sentence from Holladay’s commentary on 1 Cor.: “Life in Christ is a constant interaction of being acted upon by God and acting in response to God.” That probably means more to me now … Continue reading