[06/20/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] Have we wondered at the child who has the same story read to them to which they would continue to say, “Read it again!”? They have grown to love the story so much they never tire of hearing it. Even though they may even join in to recite sections being read, they remain captivated by … [Read more...] about READ IT AGAIN!
Old Testament
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
Ruth
I remember a movie I would always watch whenever it came on. It was called Fried Green Tomatoes. There was a character named Ruth, and in one part of the movie her mother died. Ruth’s friend sent her a note with the passage, “And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will … [Read more...] about Ruth
Three Views of Self
In one of his compositions, poet John Donne had this phrase: “No man is an island.” Whatever the expression meant to him, it contains a general truth. None of us lives in an isolated existence. While we see ourselves in a certain light, others may view us quite differently. Our Creator assesses us with absolute accuracy! Our View of Ourselves One’s … [Read more...] about Three Views of Self
