Paul's rhetorical question to the religious Jew in Romans 2:21 regularly intrudes my conscience: "You who teach another, do you not teach yourself?" Those who have the good desire to teach Biblical truth for the benefit of others can be prone to developing the bad habit of only teaching others. How easy it is to … Continue reading Blogging and the Habit of (Merely) Teaching Others
The Deception of Laziness
The deception of laziness is that it promises more pleasure than hard work. It will be quicker to simply memorize facts than understand the larger concepts behind those facts; it will feel better to watch the football game than it would to spend adequate time on my homework; it will be easier to only spend … Continue reading The Deception of Laziness
Correcting with Gentleness: Finding Balance in the Pastoral Ministry
The Word of God is a glorious book. One of the many facets of the Bible that I find most wonderful is its balance. But we are so prone to swing from one extreme to the other---either we go all out in the pursuit of discipline at the expense of reason and slow, steady progress, or … Continue reading Correcting with Gentleness: Finding Balance in the Pastoral Ministry
‘The Journey from Texts to Translations’ by Paul D. Wegner
God's promise to uphold and protect His Word is a precious and reassuring promise. To observe how God has accomplished this throughout the ages is edifying and faith strengthening. The Journey from Texts to Translations by Paul D. Wegner is a meticulously researched and richly illustrated treatment of the Bible's transmission and translation, from ancient … Continue reading ‘The Journey from Texts to Translations’ by Paul D. Wegner
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