One of the most popular biblical translations among evangelical conservatives is the New International Version. Introduced in 1978, and immediately endorsed by Billy Graham, the NIV has sold over 300 million copies. As of 2011 the NIV is scheduled for an update. Editors argue that
When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder
I’ve had this little movie playing in my head this past week, that scene in the bible where Jesus walks across the Sea of Galilee, and Peter recklessly stepping out of the boat to walk to him. We all remember the story from Sunday School,
9 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 I have said
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 14 “You are the light of the
Controversies swirl today, in our embattled Church, over whether this story or that in the Bible “actually” happened. Did the sun stand still in the sky until the Israelites won that battle? Did Noah really bring two of every kind of animal on the Earth
There are three things the Bible tells us that God is; God is light, God is life and God is love. 1 John 4:8 states “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” To know the ways of God is to know
The psalmist writes with a radical dependence on God. Create in me a clean heart, Restore to me the joy of your salvation, sustain in me a willing spirit… The psalmist assumes that God will do these things, that God creates a clean heart. In
Saturday, July 19, 2008 ” . . . the light of the world is Jesus. Come to the Light, ’tis shining for you . . . ” Today, the words of this popular missionary hymn, and others like it, which I used to sing in
“The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” -Leviticus 19:34 The whole 19th chapter of Leviticus