Commencing Day 106 editorial comment
In 1 Samuel we continue with the saga of Israel’s transition from a confederation of tribes into a kingdom. Israel is in continual warfare with the Philistines. Samuel the last […]
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Days 94-100 Editorial Comment
Reading the last three chapters of the book of judges is a sobering experience. Here, we are presented with the graphic details of violence against women, reading like an editorial […]
Commentary approaching Day 101
Musings on the experience of reading the Bible I find the Bible a tough read, even the good bits. So there I’ve said it. To say this makes me feel […]
Days 29-35 Editorial comment
Exodus Chapters 25 -29 have concerned the correct ordering of the Tent of Meeting and its furnishings, including the correct attire for Aaron and the priests, and the way the Israelites […]
A how-to guide to meditating
Think of the process as three stages each taking us deeper. Begin with a sound of a bell or alarm, and set an alarm to signal the end of the […]
Days 22-28 editorial comment
The passages about the Exodus from Egypt raise some puzzling questions. Why did God harden Pharaoh’s, heart? Why should we celebrate the slaughter of the Egyptian army? Viewed from our post-Jesus […]
Days 15-22 editorial comment
Alasdair Macintyre in After Virtue notes: I can only answer the question what am I to do?, if I can answer the prior question, of what story or stories do I find […]
Days 1-7 editorial comment
Why read the Bible in 21st Century America? Alasdair Macintyre in After Virtue notes: I can only answer the question what am I to do?, if I can answer the prior […]
The Bible Challenge
Useful links: The Bible Challenge as paperback or Kindle book http://www.forwardmovement.org/Products/2114/the-bible-challenge.aspx or https://smile.amazon.com/Bible-Challenge-Read-Year-ebook/dp/B008R0DRX2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495031554&sr=8-1&keywords=the+bible+challenge+read+the+bible+in+a+year Introductions An introduction to The Bible Challenge http://www.ecfvp.org/vestry-papers/article/319/the-bible-challengeT The Bible Challenge experience http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2012/03/26/the-bible-challenge-a-marathon-of-a-read/ Recommended Bible translations: New King James NKJV, New […]
Treasurer’s report and 2017 budget
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