What the Greek REALLY Says!

Byhenry March 21, 2015

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What God Gets in the Incarnation
Byhenry December 20, 2005
We’re so used to talking about what God gives in the incarnation that my title may almost seem sacreligious to some readers. God’s gift cannot have a selfish aspect, can it? Does the cord really have two ends in this case as well? First, at the simplest level, all relationships have more than one side…
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Bible Passages | Bible Study | Bible Study Method | Christian Mission | Christianity | Discipleship | Religion

Some Lessons from Tilling My Garden
Byhenry September 15, 2015
Well, my prospective, perhaps presumptive garden, that is. One of the important elements to understanding stories in the Bible, parables included, is our perspective. In Christian circles, when we hear “the sower went forth to sow,” (Matthew 13:3), or perhaps “a farmer went out to sow his seed,” we generally see ourselves in the role…
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Atheism | Christianity | Creation and Evolution | Violence

Embarrassed Again
Byhenry April 20, 2007
I knew when the news of the tragedy at Virginia Tech came out that there would be religious responses that would be obnoxious, and even some that would be downright despicable. It seems that with every tragedy there are uninvolved people available to place blame and to pontificate. I personally have no words that are…
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Author Related | Christianity | Energion.com | Prayer

When Prayer is Depressing
Byhenry September 8, 2008
One of the depressing things about prayer is just what will catch media attention. In this MSNBC.com article, we’re told about Stuart Shepard of Focus on the Family praying that it would rain on Barack Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention. I had seen this at the time, but it came back to my…
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Christian Ministry | Christianity | Ethics | Media

Moral Choices when Viewing
Byhenry April 24, 2007
When I saw the post Virtual Gomorrah: Temptation, Technique, and Technological Progress on the evangelical outpost, I expected to be annoyed by calls for censorship. And indeed there are a few words that tend to annoy my libertarian approach, such as these: . . . My basic position is that while they are desperately needed…
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Two Steps Back, and Proof Texts Too
Byhenry December 11, 2008
Via Aristotle’s Feminist Subject, I found the story of the “True Woman” movement. See their manifesto as well. Earlier today, John Hobbins was calling for “respectful dialogue” as the “need of the hour.” I like John Hobbins, and he displays great wisdom. Respectful dialogue is both needed and rarely to be had. Unfortunately, with respect…
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