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: October 2007
SoD: “When I Fall in Love”
Okay, okay, so it’s not a praise song. But today is my wedding anniversary and this is “our song”… so happy anniversary, Cindy, I’m falling in love with you forever! When I Fall In Love By Edward Heyman (lyrics) and Victor Young (music) When I fall in love it will be forever Or I’ll never [...]
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Is the Bible an onion or a hologram?
Wayne Leman commented in another post that: “The lack of a Christological interpretation in translation of passages in the O.T. is a mark of objective biblical scholarship […]; we should translate [at] the level of what did the original author intend to mean by what he wrote.” Obviously trying to understand what “original intent” is/was [...]
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Dispensationalism and the NET Bible
In anticipation of Rick Mansfield’s long ago promised review of the NET Bible, I thought I’d take a closer look at the translation. As such, I was recently reading a rather scathing review by Michael Marlowe that discusses the conscious decision of the translation team to translate specific Old Testament texts, e.g. Isaiah 7:14, Psalm [...]
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SoD: “Draw me close”
A popular version of this song was recorded by Michael W. Smith, who turned 50 (!) this past Sunday (Oct. 7). Draw Me Close Lyrics and music by Kelly Carpenter Draw me close to You Never let me go I lay it all down again To hear You say that I’m Your friend You are [...]
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TNIV Large Print sample from IBS
I had previously commented on my search for an everyday TNIV edition; in response, several folks mentioned the Large Print TNIV editions available directly from IBS (instead of Zondervan). The edition is available in three formats: Hardcover – Black/Grey Cover Hardcover – Brown/Tan Cover Softcover – Brown/Tan Cover However, none of the IBS product pages [...]
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Two Ends of the Vine
I was struck recently by some thematic similarities between Ezekiel 15 and John 15, but have not yet found the words to adequately draw my thoughts together: Ezekiel 15:1-8 (TNIV) The word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, how is the wood of a vine different from that of a branch from [...]
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SoD: “Adonai”
Adonai Lyrics and music by Stephanie Lewis, Lorraine Ferro, and Don Koch One single drop of rain Your salty tear became blue ocean One tiny grain of sand turning in your hand A world in motion You’re out beyond the furthest Morning Star Close enough to hold me in Your arms Adonai, I lift up [...]
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The joy of worship: random Sunday thoughts
After missing last week due to varying degrees of illness among the Edwards tribe, we made it to church yesterday as a family. My wife was serving in the 18-24 month toddler room, so I was solo for the service. Upon entering the worship center, I was pleasantly surprised to see Micah, the former senior [...]
Hip to be square
HarperCollins has introduced the new NRSV XL Bible, a large-print edition with square pages, reminiscent of the TNIV², though without the whitespace for notes. Part of their marketing copy reads: “The NRSV XL offers beautiful and hip styling with a wonderful reading experience. No one will feel that they have been relegated to ugly and [...]
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Genesis 1: Were dinosaurs God’s practical joke?