http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/unearthed-the-ancient-texts-that-tell-story-of-christianity-2019188.html The above story talks about 2 manuscripts thought to be from the 11th century, but now with new carbon dating they are found to be much older, and could possibly be some of the oldest complete collections out there… What does this matter, some of us might be thinking. Well, since there are editor issues onContinue reading “Oldest texts of the Bible”
Category Archives: Biblical
Guardrails on a Mountain are nice…
Have you ever driven along a mountain road that had no guardrail? It can be really scary. And you ask yourself, “why are there no guardrails here?” What were this people thinking, someone is going to drive off the side of this mountain and kill themselves… Isn’t that just exactly how life is? We asContinue reading “Guardrails on a Mountain are nice…”
God’s timing…
Have you ever felt like you needed to be doing something for God, but it is not clear what or how. Or maybe you know what it is, and for some reason the time, or the material, or the know how to do this thing you know God has called you to is just notContinue reading “God’s timing…”
Extravagant Love
The prayer of the day for our service this past Sunday was: Creator God, you prepare a new way in the wilderness, and your grace waters our desert. Open our hearts to be transformed by the new thing you are doing, that our lives may proclaim the extravagance of your love given to all throughContinue reading “Extravagant Love”
comma, comma, where does it go???
In the 23rd chapter of the gospel of Luke Jesus is hung on the cross between 2 thieves. One of them say to Jesus, “remember me when you get into your kingdom.” And Jesus’ reply? See here is where we get ourselves into a little of a quandary. You see in the original Greek, there wereContinue reading “comma, comma, where does it go???”
Prodigal Son verses Loving Father
We all know the story of the prodigal son and how the son wants his inheritance, and when he gets it he goes off and squanders all his money on living… The 15th chapter of the gospel of Luke is about repentance. The story of the son is about him getting what he thought heContinue reading “Prodigal Son verses Loving Father”
S.O.P.
What is the S.O.P.? Standard Operating Procedures. What are they for us? What is the standard that all of life is to hing upon and work from? Well that depends on your focus and where you come from. It could depend on your upbringing, or your training as a child/young adult. Where are you fromContinue reading “S.O.P.”
Step out of the boat…
I know a lot of people who are faithful people. A lot of people who have faith in God to be there and protect them. Even if you do not have faith in God, you have faith in someone, a spouse, a parent, a friend. There is probably someone in your life you know youContinue reading “Step out of the boat…”
What’s your addiction?
What is it that consumes your attention? What is it that consumes your resources? What is it that consumes your life? Many of us think of addictions as bad things. Addictions are things we need to detox from, they are habits to break. Which is true for most addictions, but… Did you know Joshua wasContinue reading “What’s your addiction?”
Stumbling Block
Have you ever been walking down the road and tripped over something? Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians says, “we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and folly to the Gentiles,” The cross of Christ is a stumbling block and folly. Stumbling blocks are things that impede our progress orContinue reading “Stumbling Block”
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