Bible Thoughts
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Reading the Bible with My Wife
Last night Carolyn and I completed our journey through the NIV One Year Chronological Bible (except in our case it turned out to be the One-and-a-Half Year Chronological Bible). This Bible contains the complete text of the NIV, but it arranges events chronologically. Much of the Bible does not go in order like a timeline. Continue reading
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Trusting God
Recently I’ve been reading the Book of Daniel in the Bible. Every time I read or study a Book of the Bible, it’s always my favorite. But Daniel is one that remains a timeless favorite. It’s so fascinating, rich, diverse, and challenging. From the very beginning we see the dominant theme of Daniel at work. Continue reading
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Stuff from the Past Few Days
Haven’t blogged much lately. Here’s what’s been going on: Carolyn was away last week for three days and two nights. She attended a conference in Towson with the other kindergarten teachers, and really enjoyed it. She said the conference was informative, interesting, and beneficial, but what she talked about most was the food. They ate Continue reading
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Mark His Word
This morning I began a journey through the Book of Daniel in the Bible. I pulled out a copy of the Bible that I read a couple years ago to see the notes I’d made in Daniel. There was so much there! As I read through this Bible, I turned it into my own personal Continue reading
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Prayer & Peace: It Actually Works!
The 101 heart rate I wrote about a couple days ago in this post really caught my attention. It jolted me out of the stress-denial bubble I’ve been living in and forced me to confront the reality of my stress level and how I let it get that far. Every night I lay awake with Continue reading
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“Let’s Be Friends”
Just to clarify my post from yesterday: I’m not anti-TNIV. It’s just that I prefer the plain ol’ NIV. The TNIV and I are still friends, we’re just not dating anymore. Continue reading
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Bible Translations: NIV vs. TNIV
For some of you, that might be the most boring title for a blog entry that you’ve ever seen. For those of you still reading: thanks. When I began at CrossWay last May, I decided to preach from the TNIV (Today’s New International Version) translation of the Bible. Beginning in 2008, I switched over to Continue reading
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Loving God, Loving People
On Sunday at CrossWay Church we continued the series “The Promised Land” by looking at our strategy for accomplishing our church’s mission. A brief recap to set the context: the purpose of the church is to glorify God. That happens when we accomplish our mission, which is to make lifelong followers of Jesus Christ in Continue reading
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Epipotheo
Yesterday I learned a cool new Greek word: epipotheo. I came across it while I was studying Philippians 1:8. In the Bible, the sixteenth chapter of Acts tells the story of how Paul the church planter started a new church in the ancient European city of Philippi. After some pretty wild experiences there, he moved Continue reading
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Bible Study
A friend of mine in Tennessee recently shared some great thoughts about Bible study on her blog. I’d encourage you to check it out here. Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 