He is Sufficient

I had to run out last night to get more coffee for the house as we were down to the last bit of the previous pound. One of the local store chains (not my preferred Starbucks) has a daily trivia question where if you answer correctly, you can save a dime off the total bill. [...]

In my latest post about choosing a modern Bible translation, Randy comments that: “The problem that I have with the TNIV is that it is harder to see Jesus Christ in the Old Testament as Jesus said in Luke 24:26-27 “Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” [...]

This blog started, in part, to document my search for a new Bible translation that would replace my venerable NASB as my primary reading and study Bible. Of late, I’ve been bouncing between the TNIV, HCSB and REB translations, struggling with what importance (if any) to place on issues like gender accuracy, associations with denominations/special [...]

For the past five years or so, my wife, Cindy, and I (and our family as it’s grown) have attended an Evangelical Covenant Church in our local community. We started going there shortly after we were married and enjoyed it greatly: the senior pastor was kind and a genuine shepherd to his congregation, the worship [...]

I’ve blogged obliquely about free will before as it relates to God’s will – specifically whether God has a will for our individual lives. Joe Myzia recently covered this topic as well. Based on my study of Garry Friesen‘s work, I’m of the same opinion as Joe, that God does not have a scripted plan [...]

John Hobbins at Ancient Hebrew Poetry is starting a series on “144 Names of God in the Hebrew Bible“, partly in response to the 99 names of Allah that Muslims memorize: “I chose the names I will list in an upcoming post for a variety of reasons. Some I picked because they strike a chord [...]

I was at the bookstore last night making a return and had a few minutes to browse the Bible section as I’ve been known to do. I noticed that Tyndale has released the “Discover God Study Bible” [info here, here and here] that Rick Mansfield had mentioned back in August on This Lamp. Fortunately there [...]

Welcome to the latest iteration of my blogging experience! The blog has a new look and feel that is intended to set a much different image and tone than the majestic mountains (or sheep or paintings or …) that I’ve previously been using. It’s edgier … more creative … filled with energy … it has [...]

Experiments like this balloon launch in Alberta reflect the curiosity and creativeness that our Creator blessed humanity with. Great photos!

My prior efforts [here and here] on identifying a common Bible in the English language fizzled after a promising start, mainly due to lack of time and sleep as summer colds seized my wife and sons. Now that their health has generally returned, I’m hoping now to revisit some of the issues that came up [...]