To me, this section was the most dynamic, potentially bombshell, and most well-handled part of the book. Merkle tackles two controversial passages of Scripture which are often mishandled (either denied or misinterpreted): 1 Corinthians 11 (“Woman was created for man”), and Titus 2:3-5, ...
A couple of my favorite things: I created a Kate Spade-inspired scripture print and used a frame I already owned = a completely free wall print. I snagged the globe from Goodwill for $0.50 last winter and it’s sat in a box since then and I was excited to finally find a place for...
Chapter 1 Overview John’s Introduction (1:1-1:3) Things soon to take place, time is near Blessings for the reader and doer Holy Salutation (1:4-1:8) John addresses the letter Description of Jesus John Begins his Account (1:9-1:20) Authorship, context The Voice and the vision John...
tags:liturgy,National Poetry Month,poetry,psalms,religious poetry,scripture,worship byMemoirs Of A Dead Woman Any soul that drank the nectar of your passion was lifted. From that water of life he is in a state of elation. Death came, smelled me, and sensed your fragrance instead. From then...
Scripture offers us many examples of God providing for his people, from the ram in the thicket that Abraham could sacrifice in place of Isaac (for which Abraham named the place “The Lord will provide,” or in Hebrew, “YHWH-jireh”) to the triple provisions of water, manna, and meat ...
A term used by some Christians to describe their emphasis on the authority and primacy of Scripture, as in Bible-believing Christians. By definition, however, all Christians believe the Bible. Thus, journalists should avoid using this term except when it is clear people are using it to describe...
As Scripture says, And the Lord God said, “It is not good for the human to be alone. I shall make him a sustainer beside him.” (Genesis 2:18, translated by Robert Alter) Better than independence, for me, was interdependence. Mutual support, mutual respect, individual freedom within ...
We’ll examine ten key aspects: Titles/Subtitles, Distinctiveness/Targeting, Opening, Approach, Scripture Use, Examples, Fulfillment of Promises, Author Qualifications, Writing Quality, and Mechanics.Workshop – Ten Tests for Your Novel (Thursday, 2C) Fiction demands a seamless blend of many ...
among secular peers. Too many books of Christian history, especially at the popular level, are written as if God's specific purposes are self-evident in particular events and as if there are no limits to what interpreters in a fallen world can know of God's revelation outside of Scripture...
And finally, we have the words of modern scripture and modern prophets that continue to urge us, like Jeremiah of old, to trust in the Lord, to turn our lives to Him, to find peace and joy in penitent humility and security in the faith of a living God. ...