[07/10/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] [This focus was originally sent 06/06/1999 (Edited some with passage changed to ESV)] Besides what we might offer directly to God, there are also offerings of which He is very pleased which relate indirectly to Him. Note two passages which reveal how our offering to others also … [Read more...] about OUR OFFER! (Part 3 of 3)
Anger
BE ONE!
[06/12/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] Recently making a typo (which is not a rare thing), I was duly reminded of the huge difference one letter can make. Intending to type “brother” I left out the “r” and typed “bother”. As I consider relationships within God’s family, do I view any brothers as a bother or continually as … [Read more...] about BE ONE!
Translations – The Living Bible
There are numerous translations of the Bible available in bookstores and on the Internet. Paraphrased versions of the Scriptures are popular. Paraphrase versions are more commentaries than translations and are what the translator “thinks” is being said in a certain passage. “A ‘Dynamic Equivalent’ attempts to use the original language as a guide in translating, and then … [Read more...] about Translations – The Living Bible
THE LISTENING EAR!
[05/31/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] James exhorted. . . “(19) Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; (20) for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of … [Read more...] about THE LISTENING EAR!
THINKING ABOUT NOTHING!
[05/03/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] [This focus was originally sent 03/09/1999 (edited some with passage changed to ESV 03/14/2009)] A mother suddenly realizes how quiet it is in the house. She calls out, “Johnny, what are you doing?” “Nothing, Mommy!”, comes the reply, and the mother knows she had better … [Read more...] about THINKING ABOUT NOTHING!
