How the Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended
I like this plan! (HT: The Zeray Gazette.)
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Asides | Christianity | Politics | Religion
Another Cautionary Note on the Manhattan Declaration
This time it’s from my former community, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, though from the Spectrum Magazine blog, which doesn’t follow the church HQ drummer. It’s The Manhattan Declaration: Approach with Caution, and it’s worth a read.
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Speaking in Tongues and Prayer Language
In a comment, Kris asks: Hi! Can someone tell me if I can start another post rather than comment on someone else’s post? If so, how do I do that? I would like to discuss the question of Holy Ghost tongues and whether we should pray in an unknown language as Christians or if it…
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James McGrath on the Conservative Bible Project
… in the Christian Science Monitor, no less. (HT: Exploring Our Matrix.)
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Wrong, Wronger, Wrongest
Isaac Asimov on The Relativity of Wrong. I found this article extremely helpful in explaining theories and how they develop or are replaced. (HT: Abnormal Interests).
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He Died for Us – St. John Chrysostom
From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian church via Hebrews: Ancient Christian commentary on Scripture, New Testament X, commenting on Hebrews 9:15-17. How did he become mediator? He brought words from God and brought them to us, conveying what came from the Father and adding his own death. We had offended; we ought to…
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OneNewsNow on the Conservative Bible Project
It looks like pretty much the same article I referenced earlier (I didn’t take the time to compare them word by word, but many of the quotes match. The only reason I’m referencing this separately is the headline: The battle for truth in Bible translation. Is it possible that anyone thinks the project really is…
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Comment Moderation Accidentally Turned On
I don’t know how it happened, but when I moved my WordPress installation to this server, comment moderation was turned on and the settings reverted to registration required. This represents an error on my part (though I’m not sure just what), not a change in policy. Moderation is again off and any user can comment.
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Notes Elsewhere on Advent 2C
I have written a couple of articles this week for my Participatory Bible Study Blog that relate to the week’s lectionary passages. 1) Translating Philippians 1:9-11 comparing three translations of the passage and discussing the difficulties of getting a clear English rendering and 2) The Mosaic Bible and the Lectionary – Update discussing the use…
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Another Honest Creationist
… and he really is a creationist. His name is Todd C. Wood, he teaches at Bryan College in Dayton Tennessee, and he blogs at the creatively named Todd’s Blog. Now for reasons that may have something to do with the college’s name and location, Bryan College often strikes people as an obscurantist sort of…