http://heissufficient.com worshiping in a wilderness of words Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:17:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the most interesting new acquisitions for my bookshelf has been a copy of the New English Bible (NEB) Old Testament Library Edition (OTLE) to go along with my NT Library Edition and pending Apocrypha Library Edition (in transit). Yes, I have other copies of the NEB, but the ... http://heissufficient.com/2008/11/18/footnote-forays-job-4118/ 1 Samuel 15.29 (REB): God who is the Splendour of Israel does not deceive, nor does he change his mind, as a mortal might do. My initial reaction is that open theism does not presuppose that God's mind was determined in the first place, therefore the openness of his reaction or response ... http://heissufficient.com/2008/11/18/a-quote-for-open-theism-to-chew-on/ While I'm usually out the door to work before the kids have breakfast, we do have the chance to have dinner together as a family. Part of that time is the dinner prayer. Rather than some great expository proclamation, mealtime prayers tend to be fairly routine, especially when you're teaching ... http://heissufficient.com/2008/11/18/dinner-prayers/ 1 Samuel 12.20-22 (REB): Do not be afraid; although you have been so wicked, do not give up the worship of the Lord, but serve him with all your heart. Do not turn to the worship of sham gods which can neither help nor save, because they are a sham. For ... http://heissufficient.com/2008/11/18/how-the-wicked-should-worship/ Evidently Jim West has challenged bibliobloggers to take a screenshot of their desktop, post it on their blog, and drop him a note so that he can take a look. I have to HT Bryan Lilly on this one... Without further ado, I present two desktops: I tend to have artwork ... http://heissufficient.com/2008/11/16/answering-the-desktop-challenge/ Be sure to check out Greg Willson's blog for a pair of excellent posts on using jazz to understand Christianity and the freedom of our lives within and outside creedal boundaries: Creeds and Freedom or The Jazz Rhythm Section and the Soloist When We Play Wrong Notes http://heissufficient.com/2008/11/16/does-dissonance-disturb-you/ Looking at various blogs' sidebars recently, I was reminded of the Blog Readability Test that many of us took a year ago. Back then, I'd initially scored as a "Genius", then later as "High School"... Well, I'm pleased to say that He is Sufficient now scores on a Junior High ... http://heissufficient.com/2008/11/12/yes/ Our pastor made an interesting proposition yesterday, one that I've been leaning toward for a while now, but was still rather intrigued to hear it voiced from the pulpit. As Christians in the Protestant tradition, we accept that salvation by faith alone is a fundamental tenet and set aside any ... http://heissufficient.com/2008/11/10/faith-and-works-two-judgments/ James tagged me with the "123" book meme. He says that I am "supposed to pick up the nearest book, turn to page 123, find the fifth sentence, and post the three sentences after that." Ironically, the closest book is in a stack that I haven't given any attention to since ... http://heissufficient.com/2008/11/09/the-123-book-meme/ Cal Thomas, a conservative political columnist and evangelical Christian, has written an excellent article about the future of the "Religious Right" on its upcoming 30th anniversary as a movement (HT: Peter Kirk). Here are some excerpts: Thirty years of trying to use government to stop abortion, preserve opposite-sex marriage, improve television and ... http://heissufficient.com/2008/11/07/the-end-of-a-movement/