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Joshua 5:13-15 - Thoughts and questions.
Usually when I write about scripture, I have my own musings to share. Today, however, I want to just point at something and say, “Wow, that’s neat!”
The verse in question.
13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he …
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KitKats made me Christian. - My testimony
the following is reworking of the testimony I gave at my Baptism in June of 2024, I am sharing it here, so that I have a quick way of sharing it when I need to, and, on the off chance others want to read it.
I haven’t been Christian for that …
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Minimum Viable Prayer - When does a thought become a prayer?
The MVP in sports is a well-known acronym for the ‘Most Valuable Player.’ Likewise, I think there are some ways in which the ‘Minimum Viable Prayer,’ is also the ‘Most Valuable Prayer.’
Disclaimer: As I have said many times in many posts, I am not a …
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Dead writers and socially acceptable crime. A Christian struggling with copyright.
The Bible was not written recently. Well, if we measure time from the beginning, it was written quite recently, but measuring it in human historical terms, it was not written very recently at all. Occasionally, I struggle with something which would …
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Curse words, bad words, swear words - I was wrong.
As a Christian, I have always been somewhat out of step when it comes to swear words. Now, I am not a sailor mouthed bleep spewing filth monster. However, I have always shrugged when it comes to ‘bad words’ because I held an incorrect …
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In defence of Reckless love. A case study.
Reckless Love is a Christian worship song released by Bethel Music, and popularly performed by one of its writers, Cory Asbury. It was released in 2017 and appears to have been overall well received by the Christian community, as a whole. For …
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1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (and 6:19)
These Verses, as with the last two I have written about, were suggested for study by a friend, and, I have to say, he’s doing a fantastic job of selecting them.
1 Corinthians is my most read and most loved book of the Bible. It has also been …
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Ephesians 1:3-6 — A casual Bible study.
Time for another deep read, this time Ephesians 1:3-6. (if you are curious about my methodology, please check the bottom of this post.)
Ephesians was written by Paul, around 62AD (though this has been challenged in recent years. It still seems likely …
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1 Peter 1:1-2 — A casual Bible study.
Recently, a friend and I ended up having an impromptu ‘deep read’ of 1 Peter 1:1-2. We went away and did a little research and met back the following week top discuss it. While I’m sure (certain) that there are deeper dives into these verses by …
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Art: Sleeping in the garden
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Art: The before the last supper.
While i usually post my art on Niceferatu.net (see comic link in title bar) I had a random idea which I decided to draw last night.
Please note, this is meant to be taken as a cute (hopefully) lovingly drawn little cartoon, not theology!
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Christianity: Bible translation comparisons and thoughts, from an interested reader.
Recently I was reading the translation notes in my NLT bible and there were a few lines which made me raise an eyebrow. This led me to go on a bit of a deep dive into all the translations which I read.
I am not an expert and all information provided …
