[07/07/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] [This focus was originally sent 06/03/1999 (Edited some with passage changed to ESV)] I recently read of someone making the statement that the sure way to get people to buy something is to state, “only one per customer.” Sometimes when something is advertised “Supplies Limited”, … [Read more...] about HURRY! SUPPLIES LIMITED!
Repentance
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
BLESSING OF DUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT!
[05/07/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] The manner in which some are sorry is a sorrowful sight. For those it is not sorrow for having done wrong, but only for having been caught. When it comes to sin, there needs to be an acknowledgement that leads to change because repentance is not merely an apology, but an acceptance of … [Read more...] about BLESSING OF DUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT!
TIME?
[03/31/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] A strange thing about time is not everyone considers timing in the same light. There are those who are said to be “behind the times” while others are considered so forward thinking they are “ahead of their time”. How much more so do we need to consider this in relation to God. There … [Read more...] about TIME?
TURNING!
[03/08/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] Turning has to do with the direction one is moving. Sometimes we talk about the turning point in one’s life; a point at which a major change or redirect has taken place. Another word for this can be repentance; the turning from one’s own way back toward … [Read more...] about TURNING!
