The wisdom of a learned man depends on the opportunity of leisure; and he who has little business may become wise.
Jesus (Joshua) ben Sira ca. 180 BCE
Archive for May, 2009
Quote of the Day #9
Posted in Church - Theologizing, Quotes of the Day, tagged Ecclesiasticus, Jesus ben Sira, Joshua ben Sira, Sirach on Monday, May 25th, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Genesis 15:6 ~ Faith, Works, Justification & Vague Antecedents: Innerbiblical Exegesis, Interpretation, & Critique
Posted in Church - Theologizing, Devotional Thoughts & Bible Studies, Hebrew Bible, Theology, tagged Abraham Heschel, Abravanel, Augustine of Hippo, Ezekiel 36, Faith, Galations 3:6, Genesis 15:6, Inner-biblical exegesis, Inner-biblical interpretation, James, Jewish Interpretation, Jewish-Christian relations, Jon D. Levenson, Justification by faith, Lutheran Interpretation, Martin Luther, mishpat, Nachmanides, Nehemiah 9:8, Paul, Pelagianism, Pelagius, Reformation, Romans 4, salvation, soteriology, Terence E. Fretheim, Works on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Justification by faith has been seen as one of the more prominent examples of ‘Christianizing’ the Hebrew Bible. To demonstrate this I would like to examine Genesis 15:6. Below I have cited several versions:
Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. – NIV
And he believed the LORD, and he counted it [...]
Te Quiero
Posted in Marriage, Poetry, tagged Mario Benedetti, poesía, Te Quiero, Uruguay on Sunday, May 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Tus manos son mi caricia
mis acordes cotidianos
te quiero porque tus manos
trabajan por la justicia
si te quiero es porque sos
mi amor mi cómplice y todo
y en la calle codo a codo
somos mucho más que dos
tus ojos son mi conjuro
contra la mala jornada
te quiero por tu mirada
que mira y siembra futuro
tu boca que es tuya y mía
tu [...]
Tlalpan Update
Posted in Church - Theologizing, Cross-Cultural Ministry, Mexico, Tlalpan Church Plant, tagged Mexico City, Missions, Tlalpan on Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings from Mexico City,
This is a follow up letter to my Feb. 9th blog post on the happenings in Mexico City and the church plant in Tlalpan, Mexico especially for the congregation La Casita in Searcy, AR and the congregation in Swift Current, Canada that so generously helped my wife and I with monetary contributions [...]
Quote of the Day #7
Posted in Church - Theologizing, Quotes of the Day, tagged Hermann Gunkel, religion on Monday, May 4th, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pure and authentic religion is to be found only where tremendous struggles have been experienced. The man whose ways are prospering can perhaps do without the divine helper; but the sufferer, who despairs of humanity and of the world, will lift up his hands, out of the depths of his distress, to the God who [...]
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