4→not take/pay a blind bit of notice 5→not make a blind bit of difference 6feelingsa)blind faith/prejudice/obedience etcstrongfeelingsthat someone has without thinking about why they have them – used to showdisapprovalBlind faith sent thousands of people to a pointless war.a story about ...
When I wrote my series onAbortion, the Bible, and Us, I was not able to address every biblical text that has been wrangled into debates on abortion or personhood. In the intervening time, I’ve had the idea to post occasional updates and thoughts, but these went the way of so many g...
The blind man said, “Rabbi,I want to see.” 52“Go,”said Jesus,“your faith has healed you.”Immediately he received his sight and followedJesus along the road. Read full chapter New International Version(NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, ...
Healing a Man Born Blind - Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who committed
Bible Stories These beloved books capture the stories of God and Jesus for young children in a format that will bring them back for more. The simplified stories from the Bible speak to children so they can identify with the characters, and thus the stories come alive. This is an excellent ...
As I pondered these two verses in Matthew, I immediately thought of a place in the Bible where someone’s eyes were in fact plucked out. So, I turned to the book of Judges to re-read the story of Samson. I believe that I found within Samson’s story a lesson from which we ...
Seeing Through Blind Eyes: In a critical essay written by Diane Andrews Henningfeld‚ Henningfeld says that the short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver first appeared in The Atlantic Monthly before Carver made it the title of his collection that bears the same name. The story has become ...
Leonardo –Technically, this is a comic book and not a television show but I wanted to keep all the TNMT occurrences together. In the Mirage comic book story “Blind Sight”, Leonardo is blinded via poison during a fight with a Foot Ninja, who was himself blinded by Leonardo in a previou...
I’ve heard a lot of ‘right wing christians’ ranting that attacking unarmed, innocent people is cowardly, but not only does it work it’s commanded by your own ‘god’ in your own Bible! If you’re a Christian you should remember the story of the statue with the feet of clay. This...
The story of Bartimaeus' healing is a powerful example to us of how it pleases Jesus for our faith to see its opportunity, grasp it, and refuse to let it go until we receive what we need from God. Who would have thought this beggar would instantly become a giver! What can your faith...