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The Word Abides: John 15
I have continued my work in John. To be truthful, I’ve been all over the place with the Fourth Gospel in various ways. Perhaps someday I will share more of what I’ve been working on. But today I bring my translation of John 15 from the Greek New Testament. Theological Notes The key idea here…
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John 14: Paraclete, Peace, and The Path
Over the Lenten season I worked on John 13 quite a bit. Since Easter, I’ve been translating and pondering John 14. My text is below, but first I have some notes on translation and theology. Notes On The Translation 1. I chose to not capitalize common words, including ‘father’ and ‘son’. I know that goes…
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Did Greenbean Make A Mistake?
After all, he is fallible and endearingly human. I am referring to a specific mistake that I may have made, or did I? I freely admit I wasn’t thinking this complexly in the moment, although it was premeditated in that I planned to say it. My mistakes often flow from unplanned moments. But this was…
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Joe Shaw and Greenbean Walk Into A . . .
Primary. Or a trap. Or a primary trap. If you must know, the Kool-Aid I drank last night was cherry red. Mrs. Greenbean enjoyed the orange. I asked my friend, Joe Shaw, to respond to the same five questions I am addressing here. I’ve cut-n-pasted his reply below for easy reading, but you should go…