A friend showed me today a print out of the Lord's prayer in Old, Middle, King James and Modern English. It's very interesting.The Lords Prayer in Old EnglishFæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum. Si þin nama gehalgodto becume þin rice gewurþe ðin willa on eorðan swa swa on heofonum. urne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us … Continue reading The Lord’s Prayer in Old, Middle and Modern English
Month: October 2008
soccer pics, thanks to matthew!
Caleb played his best game ever this week. He was a good team player, a passer, a scorer and he was aggressive for the first time on the field. It was a lot of fun to watch.
mea culpa
Something every preacher should know before they teach or preach the first time is that we often need to take a dose of the medicine we dish out - in other words, we often need to hear what we preach.Tonight I preached (taught - I don't think it was preaching) on the two kingdoms and … Continue reading mea culpa
more from "The Mission of God"
Wright's book is really good. Really, really good. Here's another short quote:"God's mission is to bless all nations through this people whom he has chosen, redeemed and bound to himself in covenant relationship. But that divine purpose calls for human response. All three pillars of Israel's faith and identity (their election, redemption, and covenant) are … Continue reading more from "The Mission of God"
the eternal life of money?
Change of topic for a while. I read this today in Christopher Wright's excellent book The Mission of God. He quotes Geiko Muller-Fahrenholz at length (Jubilee Challenge, pp. 104-111). I thought it was timely given the financial instability of the past few weeks:We enjoy time, we are carried along in the flow of time, everything … Continue reading the eternal life of money?
God Entranced 