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Crouton Version
I had an idea about translating the Scriptures– The Bible is like the Bread of Life. It is filling and enlivening. To eat it we read it piece by piece, but sometimes we read a verse and it’s like pulling … Continue reading
Scripture, Translation, Interpretation and Art
I am going to cover this topic in an unconventional way—through YouTube videos. (This is where you react by crying out in a horrified voice, “YOUTUBE? How terrible! Why not GodTube? That is the holy choice for watching videos on … Continue reading
It’s Never Enough
One of the issues we encounter as the Church is this—It’s Never Enough. – We try to help The Poor, but miss serving those in Prison. We focus on sending out missionaries, but not supporting Bible Translators. We cover this … Continue reading
The Core
What is your apple core? I’ve lately been strongly inspired to examine the apple and the apple core. How can we use them to illustrate ideas of faith. 1. The Core of the Church Imagine the whole of Christianity as … Continue reading
Faith in the Halls
I am going to write about a topic that I will never fully conceive. But just as a sunset has beauty beyond the stretch of paint and canvas, and the artist still feels compelled to paint it, I must say … Continue reading
Paraphrase of Matthew 3-4 and Romans 5-6
Matthew 3 1- Those were the days when Baptizing John first showed up, proclaiming the truth in the wilderness of Judea. 2- He shouted out, “Turn your live around! Heaven has come down to rule the world!” 3- Isaiah the … Continue reading
Verses
I’ve always been interested in the concept of verses. How they influence we read the Bible, how we memorize Scipture, how we understand God. This is, apparently, related to “paratext,” a concept in literary interpretation. Just like going to a … Continue reading
Building
(Repost) Many thoughts on this… This summer, as I am interning at CBC, I am doing a lot of little things. Going to meetings. Making PowerPoint slides. Supervising games. Hanging out with students. Lots of little things- but little … Continue reading
Childhood
(Repost) “I never read an autobiography in which the parts devoted to the earlier years were not far the most interesting.” – CS LEWIS, “Preface” of Surprised By Joy It took me a few tries to read this sentence. Was he … Continue reading
Person to Person
(Repost) The holidays are always wonderful, not just because we take a break from school and celebrate traditions and culture, but mainly because we spend time with the people we love. I went to London with my family and … Continue reading