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It pleases me that dulcimer making goes back as far as the Bible
2012-05-15 07:00:00 Edsel Martin (1927-1999) liked to refer to himself as the ‘mountain misfit of North Carolina.’ That understates the case just a tad. He was in fact a widely celebrated instrument maker, musician and artist whose work can be found in the Smithsonian Institution and the North Carolina Museum of History. Martin, a member of the ... You Might Also Like: The Family Bible
Terry, Tony, Tim: LGBT discrimination okay because Bible says so
2012-05-10 17:36:00 From the "Today's Issues" radio show, hosted by Tony Perkins and Tim Wildmon, with guest Terry Jeffrey:
By: Good As You
Reading the Bible is fun
2012-04-27 14:12:00 My future son’s name WILL be Titus. He will have a rapper alias from 1 Kings. And my daughter will be a hype girl named Ezra. If your name is already Titus or Ezra, I want to know you. Or, if you know anyone in Chicago named Titus or Ezra, direct me to them ASAP... Read more »
Free KIDZ Bible Mp3 and Dealing with Habitual Sins CDs
2012-04-26 22:30:00 mnnonline.org/giveaway/ -copy paste the link http://www.gty.org/radio/offers-/163
By: Free Stuff Times
10 Bible Verses for Marriage
2012-04-23 01:01:00 There are over 500 verses in the Bible as a whole related to marriage. Here are just ten of them. Some of them may surprise you, some of them may challenge you, hopefully all of them will provide encouragement, insight and wisdom. Genesis 2:18, 21-24 And the Lord God said, ?It is not good that
By: Romance Tracker
Unspared Sons
2012-04-07 17:32:00 Yesterday, Good Friday, I attended the Stations of the Cross liturgy at our church. As we walked through the episodes of Jesus's condemnation, crucifixion, and death, one phrase from the first station loomed largest in my thoughts: "He did not spare his own son, but delivered him over for us all" (Romans 8:32).If you believe, as I now do, that a primary aspect of the Good News is the decoupling of power and domination, this verse could be read as a rejection of nepotism -- a statement of God's total solidarity with all people, from the lowest to the highest. When human beings acquire wealth and power, we tend to give preferential treatment to "our sons", the ones we consider our kind of people, hoarding more resources for them than they need, at outsiders' expense. Jesus's parables portray God as king, land-owner, judge -- all positions that humans have used to dispense unfair advantages -- in order to underscore that God is not that kind of authority figure, and neither should ...
By: Reiter's Block
10 Signs You?re Not Reading Your Bible Enough
2012-03-12 14:54:00 You really can’t remember if it was Moses or Noah that took the animals on the ark. You fall for the old preacher’s joke, “Turn in your bibles to the book of Hezekiah,” when there really is no book of Hezekiah. You think the old saying “cleanliness is next to godliness” is actually a verse ...
By: Trey Morgan.net
Machinery?s Handbook-29th Edition of the Machinist?s Bible
2012-02-21 18:00:00 Authoritative. Comprehensive. Invaluable. Practical. Updated. Updated? 29th Edition of Machinery's Handbook now available. I have relied on my 20th Edition copy since I entered the metalworking industry as a supervisor in the early 1980′s. It has served me well through the years, and wh
Rick Santorum's bible is misogynistic, perverse and dangerous
2012-02-20 06:30:00 In a speech to Tea Party conservatives on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, Rick Santorum claimed President Obama’s policies are not ‘based on the Bible’ but rather ‘some phony theology’. In other words, Rick Santorum is suggesting-as a criticism mind you- that in the year 2012, the policies of the President of the United States are... Read more »
The Family Bible
2012-02-13 06:00:00 Prior to easily retrievable birth certificates, marriage licenses, death certificates, and digitized record keeping in general, the family Bible held the ultimate narrative of ancestral history. They?re a treasure trove for both genealogists and historians. For example, here?s a simple entry in the Lampton family Bible, which was carried from southwest Virginia as the household ... You Might Also Like:It pleases me that dulcimer making goes back as far as the Bible
Reminder ~ Ephesians Bible Study
2012-01-17 16:53:00 The Bible study on the book of Ephesians, lead by author and speaker Kathy Howard will start tomorrow, January 18th. To find out more about the Bible study, please visit Kathy’s website here. I am very excited about the study. After all, my blog “Grace Alone…” is based on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians . ...
By: Sting My Heart
A Christmas Thought
2011-12-25 17:28:00 Coming home from Midnight Mass last night, as I gazed up at the stars that shone brightly in the crisp cold atmosphere, I had the thought that there were two ways to interpret this sight. Intellectually, I knew that I was seeing immense orbs of fire burning light-years away, dwarfing our little planet, not to mention the quiet street where I stood. Emotionally, though, I felt that the canopy of stars was a cozy and hopeful sign for us down below, a celestial response to our joy. What a miracle, I thought, that the earth's atmosphere is made in such a way that we can see these faraway lights. How kind of them to stoop to communicate with us!So too with the Christ child. God is infinitely powerful and huge, the creator of those stars and galaxies whose scope we cannot imagine. Yet God also comes down to us, offering us a way in, a point of connection that is on the scale of the human heart and mind. Come, Lord Jesus.
By: Reiter's Block
Historic Homecoming for GLBT Alumni at Wheaton, an Evangelical College
2011-10-24 22:08:00 Wheaton College in Illinois has been called the Harvard of the evangelicals. Longtime readers of this blog may recall my reports from their theology conferences on the Trinity and spiritual formation. Though at one time I felt nourished by immersion in a community of serious Christian intellectuals, my shifting political sensibilities eventually made me too uncomfortable to return to an environment where non-heteronormative lives were (at best) erased. That's why I was particularly happy to receive the latest Soulforce e-newsletter, which featured a report on OneWheaton, "a community of LGBTQ's and allies at Wheaton". This month, some 600 members took the bold step of attending Wheaton's homecoming weekend as openly queer alumni and allies. Here's an excerpt from the newsletter: "This is a real coming out, being here, being ourselves," said Frances Motiwalla, a 2000 Political Science graduate. "That's what this weekend is all about. This was a reassertion of our whole...
By: Reiter's Block
Holidays, History, and Idols
2011-10-10 18:41:00 This weekend I heard a creative and challenging sermon linking our celebration of Columbus Day to the Biblical story of the Israelites worshipping the golden calf. Our preacher acknowledged the human impulse to create a tangible symbol of connection to the God we love. With Moses up on the mountain and God seemingly silent, a people adrift in a strange land needed an anchor for their devotion. This embodied imagination is the source of great religious art, but paradoxically, it can also create hindrances to knowing God. We mistake our concepts for the real God, who actually exceeds our comprehension. God became angry with the Israelites because He was trying to move them forward from concrete and magical thinking, toward openness to His infinite mystery.The stories that we tell about ourselves as a people, said our preacher, can become an idol as well. Like the golden calf, the celebration of Columbus's "discovery of America" helped unify and reassure a nation of displaced immigran...
By: Reiter's Block
Idiot Dino Art of the Week - Dinosaurs and the Bible
2011-05-31 02:01:00 It's been a week since I posted here. I've been busy with work and harp and stuff, so. At least today is my day off from work because of course today is Memorial Day and I personally thank all of the men and women who served our country for all of the selfless efforts to keep our nation safe and secure. Now onward with Idiot Dino Art of the Week (IDAotW)! This week is all about David Unfred's classic Dinosaurs and the Bible a late 80s' book that's cock load of inaccurate illustrations of dinosaurs. It's especially infamous for the advocating of a set of alleged human foot tracks found alongside dinosaur prints in Glen Rose, Texas now declared a hoax created by practical jokers who carved those poorly preserved dinosaur prints into human prints to attract tourists. by Crazyharp81602
Bible Bait - Crank Call
2011-04-26 17:36:00 Made by w3baholic Video Rating: 4 / 5 MDR, very funny phone prank.... Trop drole quand un flic s'enerve auRead more ...
By: Brainwashing
The One God of the Bible
2011-03-16 01:53:00 "I've had some atheists comment on my site saying God isn't real and that He doesn't exist, if they'll read and search their Bible, they'll be able to see that He does exist. Here is another article proving of his existence."Isaiah 45:18-22 [18] For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else. [19] I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. [20] Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. [21] Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? ha...
By: The Good Report
New And Improved Bible!
2011-03-15 14:00:00 The New American Bible Revised Edition was released Ash Wednesday, March 9. I admit to not reading the whole Bible, so there was a lot of things that were a big surprise to me.The ancient word "holocaust" was changed to "burnt offering." I think most of us equate the word holocaust to the massacre of Jews. I for one, had no idea that it's original meaning is burnt offering. "Cereal" is translated to grain. I think most of us upon hearing the word "cereal" think of, well, breakfast food!"The Ideal Wife" of Proverbs 31:10 has been translated to "Poem on the Women of Worth." Mary Elizabeth Sperry, the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) spokesperson and Associate Director for...
Read The Bible
2011-03-12 07:25:00 Romans 1:20-22"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,"
By: The Good Report
The Bible
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Next Steps 2-Gallup Poll on Bible Reading
2011-01-12 18:49:00 Did you see the recent Gallup Poll on Bible ? Do know how to read the Bible? A better question would be, “Do you even read the Bible.” According to a recent Gallup Poll on Bible reading, only 10% of professing Christian singles (married Christian couples were a little better, sorry) read their Bibles on ... Related posts:Love, Sex and the Bible: Christian Dating Podcast Love, Sex and the Bible. These are topics most... Contemporary Christian Church-Oasis Church NJ Looking for Contemporary Christian churches in NJ? Oasis-Church-NJ.com is... What The Bible Says Happens When You Die? Why is our week’s podcast about what happens when we... GLEE Week 6-Living or Existing? Many people , single Christians or married, go through life... Next Steps-Week 1-Oasis Church Vision for 2011 Oasis Church, which hosts a singles blog that reaches over...
The Cost of A Sacrifice
2010-11-19 19:04:00 In Ephesians 1:7-8 we are reminded of God's purity, glory, power, forgiveness, grace, wealth, wisdom and insight. As I'm meditating on these 2 verses, I'm confronted by the awe of God in his greatness and humbled that all that he is has been focused in detail on the soul of a single person, me and you. God is deeply interested in you. Even though his wealth is infinite in nature, his cost for our forgiveness came with a sacrificial price tag.
By: THE JOURNEY
Wonderful E-Book Store
2010-10-10 22:14:00 Remember this post? If not, well I had a little challenge with the e-book reader our son gave me to find books for. Christianbook.com added an e-book section to their website. How cool is that!?! Not only does Christianbook.com support my reader, but almost all readers (Kindle? devices are not supported). Currently you can find ...
By: Sting My Heart
Review "11:11": It's a bible licking, crotch rubbing, bable
2010-03-05 22:18:00 Shut the F.... front door! G-o-d is my b-u-d! Campy Christianity has never been more hilarious! The New Colony theatre company presents the world premiere of 11:11 in the studio theatre at Victory Gardens. The show opens with camp counselors zealously working on translating pop songs to Christian tunes: "Hit me, Jesus, one more time." These saved young adults have returned to their childhood summer camp to shepherd the next generation into the religious ties that bind. On the night before the kids arrive to Camp Methuselah Pines, half of the counselors accidentally take Ecstasy. What happens next? It's a bible licking, crotch rubbing, bable writing, come to Jesus party!
Interview with J. Mark Bertrand of Bible Design Blog
2010-02-06 15:35:00 I recently sat down with author and blogger J. Mark Bertrand (well, not really, I sent him an email while in bed the other night) to interview him about his efforts at the Bible Design Blog. This blog is devoted … Continue reading →
Bob?s Book Blurbs: Hebrews (Life Application Bible Studies, NLT)
2009-12-05 21:53:00 Tyndale House has expanded the reach of its excellent Life Application Study Bible through its line of Life Application Bible Studies. These study books offer the text from the Life Application Study Bible for a specific book of the Bible, and add a study guide and workbook. The result is a perfect Bible Study booklet ...
The Bible of Militant Atheism
2009-10-28 03:48:00 Contrary to the mainstream religious belief, incredulity and skepticism regarding the ultimate nature of truth, existence of God and eschatological claims of scripture is not an entirely modern phenomenon. In his famous thought experiment Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, Ibn Tufayl the famous Muslim philosopher of 12th century Spain, aesthetically described discovery of God as the “joy ...
Afghani College Students -Slash- Protesters In Kabul Burn Obama Effigies Du
2009-10-26 04:37:00 U.S. Military Officials And U.S. Muslim Military Troops Deny Allegations; Call “Rumor” A “Taliban Hoax” font face=”palatino linotype”>Hey, folks — if any of you were considering attending an institution of higher learning somwhere in Afghanistan, you MIGHT... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
The Lego Bible
2009-10-14 01:19:00 More than 4,500 illustrations, depicting more than 400 Bible tales from Genesis to Revelations, are displayed online at thebricktestament.com. Launched in 2001, it is the ongoing project of one man, Brendan Powell Smith, nicknamed “The Reverend”. He says it is intended to educate people about the Bible “in a way that is fun and compelling, while remaining true to the text of the scriptures. “To this end, all stories are retold using direct quotes from The Bible.” It is huge, detailed, occasionally gory and frequently satirical. The excerpts from 1 Samuel are entitled “Saul rejected for incomplete genocide”, after the leader of the Israelites left some sheep and cattle alive after being ordered to exterminate the Amalekites. Similarly, Saint Stephen is shown saying: “If you ignore a few phrases here and there and completely ignore their original context, [the Scriptures] totally predict Jesus!” Mr Smith says of the driving force behind his labour of love: “I a...
By: Templar Globe
I'm in an Open Relationship with Jesus
2009-09-20 23:07:00 Someone close to me was telling me this morning about her struggle to accept her rabbi's teaching that she should love God more than anything or anyone. "I can't help it," she said, "I love my daughter more!"In the past I might have given a neat response, paraphrasing Tim Keller, to the effect that idolizing any created thing puts unbearable pressure on yourself (because you can lose it through failure or mischance) and on the one idolized (who feels compelled to be impossibly perfect). C.S. Lewis illustrates this distortion in The Great Divorce, his fantasy of damned souls on a field trip to heaven, through the character of an old woman who mourned her dead son so obsessively that she neglected the surviving members of her family. Lewis suggests that over time, the object of her passion became her own identity as a mourner, rather than the real person she had lost. To love someone properly, on the other hand, is to recognize that you are not the author of the universe, which soon...
By: Reiter's Block
Speaking Justice Versus Living It
2009-09-11 23:07:00 One of my challenges as an activist, and as a Christian, is finding the proper balance between speaking about my values and living them out. Too much discussion keeps me unhealthily engaged with self-justification against opponents, while too little can be a form of selfish quietism in the face of widespread misinformation about what the Bible says.The Epistle of James has a lot to say about closing the gap between hearing and doing God's word. This recent installment of the Human Rights Campaign's Out in Scripture lectionary e-newsletter includes some fruitful reflections on that text (boldface emphasis mine):Our conversation about this week?s lectionary Bible passages began with James 1:17-27. What is the way of God?s wisdom? The book of James suggests that it is the ?law of liberty? (James 2:12). And that law starts with doing. Doers of the law?s basic justice requirements place themselves in risky outreach settings in which we are inevitably challenged to know who we really...
By: Reiter's Block
The Theology of Abuse (Part One)
2009-09-10 23:29:00 Hugo, via Facebook, pointed me to today's Washington Post story about a new study on clergy sexual abuse from Baylor University's School of Social Work: One in every 33 women who attend worship services regularly has been the target of sexual advances by a religious leader, a survey released Wednesday says.The study, by Baylor University researchers, found that the problem is so pervasive that it almost certainly involves a wide range of denominations, religious traditions and leaders."It certainly is prevalent, and clearly the problem is more than simply a few charismatic leaders preying on vulnerable followers," said Diana Garland, dean of Baylor's School of Social Work, who co-authored the study.It found that more than two-thirds of the offenders were married to someone else at the time of the advance.... For its study, Baylor used the 2008 General Social Survey, a nationally representative sample of 3,559 respondents, to estimate the prevalence of clergy sexual misconduct. Wo...
By: Reiter's Block
Stop Twisting the Bible Liberals, Jesus was NOT a Socialist!
2009-09-09 19:35:00 I have seen a growing number of liberal articles being printed which attempt to paint conservative Christians as hippocrites for opposing the healthcare reform bill. Let me first say that I am overjoyed that modern day liberals could take the time out of their busy day to find and crack open a bible, but am ...
The [Expanded] Bible
2009-09-05 08:31:00 Hope you’ll bear with me for another review. I recently got a copy of The [Expanded] Bible, a hardback study Bible, through the Thomas Nelson?s Book Review Blogger program. The tagline for the product is “Study the Bible While You Read, ” but I don’t think you can really do that with this Bible. The notes ...
Goodbye TNIV, Hello 2011 Updated NIV
2009-09-02 19:44:00 Yesterday, Zondervan Publishing House and Biblica (formerly the International Bible Society) announced plans to revise the NIV in 2011 and discontinue the controversial TNIV. Many conservative evangelicals, and groups like the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) openly opposed the gender neutral translation choices of the TNIV. So to hear this coming from Zondervan ...
The X-Rated Bible: An Irreverent Survey of Sex in the Scriptures
2009-08-29 14:26:00 Product DescriptionIncest, rape, adultery, exhibitionism, prostitution, homosexuality, abortion, mate swapping, bestiality -- it's all there in the book held sacred by three of the world's major religions. Originally published to reveal the hypocrisy of fundamentalists' attempts to censor and suppress the kind of material found throughout their own scriptures, The X-Rated Bible quickly became the
Those Five New Points of Calvinism
2009-08-26 18:23:00 Almost everyone reading my blog is familiar with the acrostic TULIP as standing for the five points of Calvinism. Probably most of you know what each point stands for: Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, Perseverance of the Saints. Then the number goes down as to who knows what each point means. I ...
Great Review of ESV Study Bible
2009-08-10 20:01:00 I’ve recommended this study Bible before. I just want to highlight a great review by Andy Naselli, in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. You can read the review here. Once again, I’ve seen many study Bibles, and a few sit unused on my shelf. The ESV Study Bible is different. It’s eminenly useful and ...
Part 2: Crossan on the Meaning of Christ?s Sacrifice
2009-08-06 18:16:00 The following is excerpted from John Domonic Crossan?s book, ?God and Empire?: “THE MEANING OF SACRIFICE” Apart from narrativity, let alone historicity, there is the deeper question of the theology within which Jesus’s execution is understood then and now by Christian believers. For The Passion of the Christ and millions of Christians, it was a theology of ...
By: Sharp Iron
A Red Line study in contrasts: Bible reader and imbibers enroute to Sox Par
2009-08-03 20:40:00 On the super-crowded, delayed Red Line train en route to the Sox game Saturday, we saw a study in contrasts. A 40-year-old guy studies the book of Leviticus in the Bible. While a few feet away, two 20-somethings imbibe Miller Lite tall boys encased in brown paper bags. Next to them, a mom and teenage daughter clutch their Williams Sonoma shopping bags while sniffing their disapproval. And not about the Leviticus reader.Meanwhile, the affable operator keeps announcing: "No room, no worries. There's an immediate follower behind us. If you don't fit, don't force it."Good times. That was the 14-4 Saturday victory over the Yankees....
WorldNetDaily (?WND?) Birthers Outdo Themselves ? They?ve Now Discovered Je
2009-08-01 03:40:00 WND Lets The Cat Out Of The Bag: President Barack Hussein Obama Is INDEED The Antichrist” Never mind Snopes‘ complete (so-called) “debunking” of the rumor of President Antichrist Obama, our wacky but lovable buddies over at WorldNetDaily have uncovered a “secret... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
?The More I Read the Bible the Less Dispensational I Become?
2009-07-29 19:29:00 These words were posted in an article written by John Davis (B.A. , M.Div., Th.M., D.Min.) for Sharper Iron, describing his journey out of dispensationalism. His description of becoming less and less dispensational, fits my story. I’ve taken a similar journey out of dispensationalism. His article is a good read, and the discussion to follow may ...
The Bible as bathroom stall
2009-07-27 18:52:00 Outrage over an art exhibit which invites users to deface the Bible has put a negative spin on what would otherwise be dubbed an inspired curatorial program.
Shameful Revelation
2009-07-23 15:36:00 Thank God, I will get a view of the Battle of Armageddon from the grand stand seats of the heavens. All who are born again will see the battle of Armageddon, but it will be from the skies (Carl McIntire, 1965) What then should be the believer’s attitude to the destruction of the world by fire? ...
By: Sharp Iron
Soaked with Blood and Singed with Fire
2009-07-22 22:31:00 That is my longing for our day—and for you. That God would raise up thousands of broken-hearted, Bible-saturated preachers who are dominated by a sense of the greatness and the majesty and the holiness of God, revealed in the gospel of Christ crucified and risen, and reigning with absolute authority over every nation and ...
By: ThingsHopedFor
The Gospels and Anti-Semitism
2009-07-21 00:15:00 In his book, ?God and Empire?, John Dominic Crossan makes a good case for the claims that the popular portrayals of Jesus’ passion is at the root of anti-Semitism: The residents of the Bavarian village of Oberammergau have staged a Passion Play every decade on the decade and also on special anniversaries in gratitude for protection ...
By: Sharp Iron
Oldest Bible (Codex Sinaiticus) Now Online
2009-07-19 20:28:00 Although in physical form it is in 4 separate locations around the world, the oldest known copy of the Bible is now completely online. The document dates back to Constantine I and is considered one of the world’s greatest written treasures. Now, thanks to the internet, everyone has equal access to this historical heritage. To find out more about why this document is so important, you can read more about it here. Interestingly enough, there are many discrepancies between the contents of the Codex and what we consider as the Bible today. For example, it has no mention of a resurrected Jesus – a pivotal component of modern Christian doctrine. I took the image you see above while playing around with the controls at the Codex Sinaiticus website. As the image shows, you can zoom in to see quiet a lot of detail. Even you are not a librarian or a photographer or an archivist, it isn’t difficult to imagine the daunting task of digitizing a 1,600-year old manuscript that i...
Jesus? Radical View of Divorce
2009-07-17 19:10:00 Next to homosexuality the issue that seems to be most contentious for the Christian church is that of divorce. I?ve heard people say, when arguing for Christian tolerance of gays, that in the Bible Jesus never spoke out against homosexuality but he did specifically condemn divorce, a practice widely accepted within (if not a prime ...
By: Sharp Iron
Wikki Stix Bible Fun Kit
2009-07-17 01:01:00 Buy Cheap Wikki Stix Bible Fun Kit Buy Low Price From Here Now Turn your Wikki Stix into Scripture Stix as you complete the fun activities inside! There are eight separate activities in this kit, each a lesson from the Bible with a specific reference to Scripture and thoughtful questions to help reinforce the lesson........ Readmore Technical Details - Colorful, non-toxic wax and yarn product to stimulate imagination and creativity - No glue, no preparation, no cleanup, no mess - Appeals equally to boys and girls, 3 and up - Affordable, reusable manipulative for home, classroom, special needs and more - Proudly made in the USA See more technical details Images ProductViews More Images Buy Wikki Stix Bible Fun Kit Now |
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