Category: Church
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The Ordered Love of J. D. Vance
I am predispositioned to like our new Vice President. He has a beard, so, that is a plus. And my first and middle initials are J. D., too. Cool, right? Recently, though, he seems to have gotten muddled in his thinking on love. But first, I need to be careful, because it is refreshing to…
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James, Chapter Two, A Translation from the Greek New Testament
I continue my Advent translation of James today. I give you first the ‘Expansive’ version which has me playing a little bit more with the language. I’ve also blocked it in paragraph form. Behind that is what we might call the ‘Straight’ approach of a more restrained rendering complete with verse numberings. Following, as always…
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Shaking. My. Head.
I returned from children’s camp Thursday afternoon with the usual battered feet, sunburnt nose, and disgusting clinging odor as always. Technically this is not children’s camp we went to, but Pre-Teen camp. I still don’t know why Pre-Teen is a thing, because we already have a word for a pre-teen: child. These were little boys…
