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 2008
Quote: “They want me to write differently…”
To somewhat seriously follow up on some banter I made on Lingamish regarding God’s choice of heavenly music, here is a quote from one of my favorite classical composers, Anton Bruckner (1824-1896): They want me to write differently. Certainly I could, but I must not. God has chosen me from thousands and given me, of [...]
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WordPress.com’s new photo gallery feature
For all of the bellyaching going on about the major update to WordPress.com this past weekend, there are a number of very welcome new features. For me, one of the most notable is the new photo gallery command. With a simple one-word code tag, I can create a thumbnail gallery of all the images I’ve [...]
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A leather look at the Oxford Study Bible
When I wrote my original notes on the Oxford Study Bible, I was looking at the current hardback version, and had been previously acquainted with the paperback. Those are both excellent editions and I recommend them both, depending on your taste in bindings. However, like Esteban before me, I’ve now managed to acquire a black [...]
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Article: “Not One Stone Left Upon Another”
HT: Kim Riddlebarger Paul L. Maier has written an article for ChristianityToday.com on the historical events and fallout of AD 70: Not One Stone Left Upon Another The catastrophic fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 forever changed the face of Judaism-and the fate of Christians in the Holy Land. Jesus predicted it 37 years before [...]
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Satan, Job and Goethe
Peter Kirk has commented on a post by Tyler Williams on whether and how “Satan” appears in the book of Job. Peter writes: Formally, in Job chapters 1 and 2 there is no proper name “Satan”, but only several occurrences of a common noun with the definite article, ha-satan meaning “the adversary”. (In Hebrew, as [...]
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Wrapping up a search for a formal translation
Kevin Sam has wrapped up his search for a formal translation, primary focused on the NASB, ESV and NRSV: After blogging on this series on the three formal equivalent translations, I cannot say there is a clear #1 winner because it all depends on what a person wants in a translation. [...] The NASB is [...]
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How long did God dwell on earth?
There is much ado at the end of Revelation about a new heaven and a new earth, along with new Jerusalem, the Holy City, and the statement that God “will dwell among [mankind] and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them” (Rev 21:3, REB†). Orthodox Christianity interprets this as a [...]
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The books are burning…
I’ve been tagged by James Pate and Nathan Stitt with the following blogging meme: Books are scarce in the world. They are illegal in some provinces. They are not easily replaced if not impossible to replace if lost in many if not most circumstances. If you can replace a book or buy one it is [...]
God starts over…
Due to the relative paucity of posts in Biblical blogdom over the past month, God has decided to retransmit his Message in hopes of spurring fresh discussion and response. The New Revised Word of God (NRWG) will be featured in the recently announced Canadian International Version Bible, which will feature the work of many notable [...]
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Yes, I’m still here…