So Peter is the guy who violently defended Jesus by cutting a guard's ear off in the Garden of Gethsemane. Yet here we find him telling folks in the early church to "repay evil with blessing." It seems like when Peter saw the way Jesus died, forgiving his enemies, it had an impact on him. Such an impact that he does a 180 and is telling folks that it is commendable to endure unjust suffering.
Read MoreThanks to all the folks on my Facebook page who threw out suggestions for my James design. The "tongue" passage in chapter 3 was by far the most requested so I went with that. At first, I thought this design might get a little racy, but after checking it out the verses, I found out it did NOT have to do with French kissing or instructions on how to do that trick where you tie the stem of a cherry with your tongue.
Read MoreI was pretty excited when I got to the book of Hebrews, because I though it was gonna be a mini-bio of a guy who makes his own craft beer. Alas, that is not what Hebrews is about. There's a famous part in Hebrews 13 where the author gives a roll call of a bunch of faith superheroes and that is what caught my design eye this week.
Read MorePhilemon is the second shortest book in the Bible (Obadiah has 4 fewer verses), but it was the topic of debate a few hundred years ago in the United States. People on both sides of the slavery issue used the book of Philemon to prove that they were in the right. Just another example of how you can twist the Bible to pretty much back up anything. In fact I know some moron who thinks there will be promises popcorn trees in heaven based on how he reads the Bible.
Read MoreI may have bailed on my Word post last week, but this Friday I'm back with a vengeance... a vengeance for the people of Crete! Actually, I don't have anything against the Cretans, but it seems like you won't find Paul wearing an "I ♥ Crete" shirt. The same dude who told us to do everything in love now sounds like he's demonizing an entire race. What's up?
Read MoreI made a joke on Dribbble about having the 1991 World Series as part of Evan Stremke's awesome Momentus project. My brain couldn't let go of the idea and this is what happened.
Read MoreSorry, folks! No time to do a write up this week. Anyone else want to write it for me? Leave a few sentences in the comments saying what this verse means to you and if I get enough of them, I'll make those the write up for this week giving credit to each commenter/author.
Read MoreIf you're female and grew up in the church at all, chances are you've heard 1 Timothy 2:11. Paul states "A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness." Not real surprising he stayed single, huh?
Read MoreWe've been walking through the books of Paul for a while now and it's pretty obvious that this dude is a spiritual giant. He's written about renewing your mind, doing things in love, being persecuted and the seal of the Holy Spirit. When this guy writes, heavenly rainbows shoot out of his quill pen which is made from the horn of a unicorn. In addition to being a good instructor of all things spiritual, Paul also gave great advice on a much more difficult topic... how to get along with other people.
Read MoreFor a long time, I’ve believed that the Bible is filled with wisdom and power. Yet it always seemed incredibly boring to me. I knew the Bible was full of life, but I’d much rather eat popcorn and watch reruns of “The Wire” versus spending time in the Word. Can I get an “Amen?”
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