True listening can be scary: We might hear things we don’t want to hear. We might feel like our silence implies we are agreeing with things we strongly oppose. We might even find that the other human being we thought was the devil is actually human…and maybe even likable.
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Which Bible Translation Should I Use?
…is a question that has been asked in the OSFGroups. Here’s how I answer: The Bible’s a really old book, originally written in two different languages, neither of which exist in those ancient forms anymore…which means that it has to be translated for everybody. In fact, it has been translated into a huge number of worldContinue reading “Which Bible Translation Should I Use?”
Rules of the Road
We hope that here on Pilgrimage we will be able to foster some good friendships and even support each other through the things life throws at us. We anticipate that in some sort of internet-y way, we’ll be able to share our lives with each other.
Going for the Black Belt
At the end of the day, spiritual disciplines are not about results. They are about relationship.
Justice-Oriented and Morality-Centric
Purification from sin, and justice, are not precisely two different things, but they’re not exactly the same thing, either. One flows out of the other.
Word Up*
If Jesus is God the Son of God, doesn’t it make sense to give more weight to the words that the Bible tells us He actually spoke, than to other parts of the Bible?