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Thursday afternoon
Wednesday had been a difficult day in the city, so he was glad to spend the evening at a friend's house in a small town a few kilometres outside the city. Thursday morning he sent some friends to prepare for the evening in the city. But after that, we have no record of what he did all day Thursday until after sundown. What we do know is that by Friday afternoon, he was dead. What
I’m going back to school
Your church probably reaches out to children through teaching Scripture classes in public schools, or an AWANA club, or the occasional holiday Bible club. You might already be involved in one of these outreaches. If you're not, perhaps you should! Here's a couple statistics to think about: 1. More than 70% of Australian Protestant church-goers said they became Christian under the age of 20. (National Church Life Survey, 2001) 2. In 2007 there were almost
On posthumous blogging
Charles Spurgeon may be dead, but he writes enough blog posts to make a pyjama wearin' blogger look computer illiterate. That's right, Charles Spurgeon blogs posthumously on a regular basis. And that's got me thinking about posthumous blogging in general. I've thought of several ups and several downs to posthumous blogging... Downs 1. It's not really blogging. The guy is dead so he can't defend himself. He can't clarify. He can't qualify. 2. It's gotta
A brief review of BeDuhn’s “Truth in Translation”
I recently read Jason David BeDuhn's Truth in Translation and found it deeply intriguing and at times disturbing. I'll give some positive points and then I'll list my concerns. 1. Truth in Translation is a carefully crafted and scholarly work. BeDuhn brings a wealth of research and knowledge to the table. 2. The subtitle is "accuracy and bias in English translations of the New Testament." BeDuhn's work is a provocative challenge to mainstream evangelicalism's assumption