Nov 10
I’d like to eventually memorize the names of all 66 books of the Bible. (Update: I have now memorized the names. Additional mnemonics and memory devices are listed in the PDF below.) Here’s the structure: Old Testament: 17 + 5 + 17 (the 5 in the middle being the 5 poetry books) To break it down …
Oct 14
@NotThePuritan: “The Fall is not the advent of desire, but rather the distortion & misdirection of the creational structure of desire.” – James K. A. Smith (Tweet)
Aug 15
On OpenLine today (8-15-15) Michael Rydelnik – Listen here. This is an answer to the question, “What is saving faith? How do I know I have full faith in Jesus?” 3 Components: Component Description What We Have What We Do Our Responsibility (What We Do) Internalize (What We Do) Mind Intellectual Knowledge Know Appropriate …
Aug 15
I learned two words today. Metonymy is a literary device. It is a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated. http://literarydevices.net/metonymy/ Antinomy \an-ˈti-nə-mē\ 1: a contradiction between two apparently equally valid principles or between inferences correctly drawn from such principles …
Jul 10
Nice list of e-resources for Faith formation. http://www.21stcenturyfaithformation.com/digital-faith-formation-resources.html
Jul 01
http://www.harvestministryteams.com/blog/2015/06/3-reasons-for-a-life-verse/ Here are three things a life verse helps you do: 1. Speak of your faith more clearly. A life verse allows you to articulate your faith to those around you. Your family, friends, coworkers and church benefit from the clarity in your life that comes with a life verse. It may seem overwhelming to …
Jun 14
Interesting aspect of #Pentecost: the Medes & Elamites, listed in Acts 2:9 as being *present*, were extinct cultures! These people would have been decendants of these cultures living in Jerusalem. Thanks @howardleewhite for the great sermon today. (See also Wikipedia for more on these extinct cultures.) Other Notes The gift of the spirit is translation …
Jun 14
There are many theories about who Theophilus is; the person to whom Luke writes his gospel and the Atcs of the Apostles. The most obvious answer may be right under our noses. Theo means God. Phila means friends. It is written to God’s friend. it is written for us. Ex 33:11 The Lord spoke with Moses face …
May 28
5-24-15 sermon Went over 5 names of God from the Old Testement. For example, Jehovah Raah (Shepherd). (For more (16) names see https://www.blueletterbible.org/study/misc/name_god.cfm )
Mar 03
1. POSITION YOURSELF TO HEAR FROM GOD. 2. POUR OVER THE PASSAGE AND PARAPHRASE THE MAJOR POINTS. 3. PULL OUT THE SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLE(S). 4. POSE THE QUESTION (Pray – dialog) 5. PLAN OBEDIENCE AND PIN DOWN A DATE TO OBEY. Click to access the_5_p__s_of_bible_study.pdf
