Words wither and blogs fade away…
Forgive me if you’ve heard this song before, but I've decided to stop blogging at He is Sufficient. I truly appreciate all of the wit, wisdom and words of faith that you have shared with me over the past few years. I wish you well in all of your endeavors, whatever they may be and wherever they may lead you. “God is sufficient for the needs of His people”. Amen!
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Study bible reviews
Rick Mansfield is hosting a guest series of study bible reviews by reader “Larry” on his This Lamp blog. They’ve been very informative and interesting posts – I’ll add links to each new title as they appear: Jewish Study Bible (Oxford 2004) [NJPS] New Oxford Annotated Study Bible (3rd edition) (Oxford 2001/07) [NRSV] New Interpreter’s [...]
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Isaiah 40:31
This entry touches on a favorite “inspirational” verse. Mostly because it reminds me of my late mother and her strength in Christ, but also because it reminds me of growing up in Homer, Alaska where it was a very common sight to see eagles in all manners of flight (as well as in all their [...]
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“This Lamp” favorite bibles
Rick Mansfield has been reviewing his Top Ten Bible Translations on his blog, “This Lamp”. I’ve enjoyed his writing and wanted to provide a link to his reviews (if only for my own reference!). Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Today’s New International Version (TNIV) New American Standard Bible (NASB) New Living Translation (NLT) Eugene Peterson’s [...]
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Job 31:1
The text for this post is Job 31:1, part of Job’s defense of his integrity before God in the face of all his calamity: NLTse: “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman.” REB: “I have taken an oath never to let my eyes linger on a [...]
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1 Kings 18:27
In the middle of the narrative of the contest between the prophets of Baal and Elijah on Mount Carmel is one of my favorite “idiom checks” for different translations. Since the idiom suggests a personal bodily function (“#2″ as my three-year old son says), it’s not uncommon to see translations choose a different road. Without [...]
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Genesis 1:28
Often called “the original commandment”, Genesis 1:28 is God’s instruction to newly created mankind before the Fall. It contains the kernel of what life *should be* like in Creation and thus what we strive to experience in Heaven and the new Kingdom. NLTse: “Then God blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the [...]
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Choosing a modern Bible translation
My bookshelf has a number of different Bible translations on it, ranging from the NASB Open Bible that my parents gave me on my 13th birthday to a copy of the New Living Translation that our church has standardized on. To be specific, I have the following: English Standard Version (ESV) Holman Christian Standard Bible [...]
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What’s in a name?
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai – ‘God Almighty’. Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.” (Genesis 17:1, NLTse) While some Bibles, such as the NLTse above and the New Jerusalem Bible, include the name El Shaddai in the text, most Bibles footnote the [...]
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Choosing a modern Bible translation, Part 2