scribal error?
This week as a Sunday School activity, we had a look at the idea of how the copies of the New Testament came into being. Scribes made copies of the originals, and then copies of these copies were made.
Parchment was very expensive, and so the original copyists [...]
helpful reflections from jeltzz on what to do with all that bible teaching you’re getting.
[kev] A variety of online and offline bible map resources. I’ve found a map can really bring something to life - especially when explaining things to kids - this would save a lot of time compared to trying to prepare something yourself.
In search of some backup materials for Bible study, I trekked across to Koorong at West Ryde, arriving on a weeknight at around 7pm. As usual, the place was eerily quiet: the best sellers were the usual suspects, with an ever increasing number of prosperity-based titles present.
These days, when I’m surrounded by Christian books, it’s [...]
Extract from a j-moff sermon on the The Invisibility of God - : Fishing for God.
Suggested titles for those who want to read puritan literature in 2008.
For those of you who are keeping track on my side project to write out the Psalms by hand, today I finished writing out Psalm 30… a mini-milestone; it’s the first group of printouts that I’m copying from… hopefully psalms 31-60 take less than a year to write!
A new concept to me: “Hanging Out” to the Glory of God
John Chrysostom (Christian preacher; 347-407AD): “My work is like that of a man who is trying to clean a piece of ground into which a muddy stream is constantly flowing.”
four application questions for sermons
Chris Braga gives some useful advice on how to go to church.
Quote from Don Carson: I’d like $3 Worth of Gospel, Please
Last night, I was in charge of both leading and playing piano in the evening service. I’m getting the hang of balancing these two responsibilities together, but it puts a certain amount of time pressure on the preparation for the evening service. This would be apparent to anyone who listened to my opening spiel last [...]
On the way to the gym this morning, I was congratulating myself on the restraint that I showed at bible study last night.
One of the books I’ve read as part of going to college mentioned that the author would never allow a first year college student to preach. A first year, he says, has their [...]
This might give you an insight into my sermon writing: here’s an intro that didn’t make the cut, for my sermon on Jonah 1-2.
A few weeks back, the Herald ran a story about “Surf and Turf”. This is the kind of meal where you combine some type of seafood with meat: my first memory of [...]
An atheist author, who clearly has an axe to grind against Josh McDowell, presents arguments against what he terms the Trilemma; the three-way argument that Jesus (based on the claims that he made about himself) is either a Liar, a Lunatic, or Lord.
If you’re familiar with the argument, you might find the article useful in [...]