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My 2012 Resolutions

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I’m all for resolutions. Resolutions represent possibilities. Resolutions sharpen my focus and provide me with a sense of progress. Resolutions can bud like new leaves, and I make them gladly. Here’s what I’m thinking for this new year… I resolve to read more. My faith and thinking are more robust when I read. I am less cliche. I am more articulate. I am more nuanced. I … [Read more...] about My 2012 Resolutions

One Resolution Worth Making Again

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Resolutions come and go. But there's one resolution worth making again and again: Bible reading. What's your plan for reading the Bible this year? Sure, you'll forget. You'll get busy. You'll get behind. But it's still helpful to have a plan for reading the Bible. So what's your plan? Blogger, Justin Taylor, provides a fairly exhaustive list of options in his … [Read more...] about One Resolution Worth Making Again

Share the Bible Day

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Today is "Global Share the Bible Day" (at least according to YouVersion). I'm not sure about the event, but I am sure about the Bible. So why do I read the Bible? Here are a few reasons… I want the truth. The Bible contains truth.I want to see God but can't. The Bible reveals God.I want a better life. The Bible acts as life's instruction manual.I want to go Home. The … [Read more...] about Share the Bible Day

The Hallway of Evangelicalism

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Kevin DeYoung reflected recently on the future of the "Young, Restless, and Reformed" movement. In his article, one line stuck in my mind. DeYoung writes, "it’s better to live in a specific ecclesiastical room instead of in the hallway of evangelicalism." It seems Evangelicalism is no place to be after the bell rings. When it's time to go to class and get to work, we must … [Read more...] about The Hallway of Evangelicalism

Extra Ending in the Gospel of Mark

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Most Bible translations include a perplexing parenthetical comment in Mark 16. For example, after Mark 16:8, my ESV translation interjects in brackets, “Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9-20.” If you’ve ever wondered about this manuscript question, consider this helpful note from the ESV Study Bible: "Some ancient manuscripts of Mark’s Gospel contain … [Read more...] about Extra Ending in the Gospel of Mark

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