Stereotyping Bible Translations Errs Just Like Stereotyping People
Translation always involves interpretation. It is part of the very process and act of translating. If you try to translate word-for-word in an absolutely direct way, at best you end up with a Google...
View ArticleWhat barefoot walking and Avatar can teach about false prophets
What does a special effects oversight from the movie Avatar have to do with what Jesus tells us about the fruits that a tree bears reflecting its character? But you will recognize them by their fruits....
View ArticleThe Stars Sing God’s Praises!
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts! Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! Let...
View Article“You Can Be Saved” vs “You Are Saved”
For much of my life, I thought Catholic = Christian. My knowledge of Christianity throughout my childhood and teenage years was limited to what I saw in movies, and anytime a movie presents...
View ArticleWhy I Go Barefoot and My One Concern
North American society and culture is not particularly accepting of bare feet. Sometimes there are municipal by-laws that require visitors and patrons to have shod feet. Sometimes the laws require...
View ArticleDesigning My Barefoot Sandals
I discussed in my previous post about why I go barefoot and why I’ve been designing some “barefoot sandals” for myself. With this promised follow-up post, I want to show you what I’ve been working on!...
View ArticleWhat Barefooting Has Taught Me About Evangelism
Just before I was going to start writing this new post, I cleaned out a whole whackload of spambot comments from the site. The annoyance of discovering and then having to clean out all the spammy junk...
View ArticleStarting to Understand What I’ve Really Been Chasing
This may well be my most heartfelt blog post up to this point. Usually, I write because I have some observations about something, some arcane thoughts about a geeky topic, or something frustrates me...
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