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So, the Matthew 14:22-33 story was gnawing at me, waking me up at 1AM because of something I had previously overlooked, and I’ve been following that rabbit hole for the last couple of hours. (I WILL be napping during lunch today, btw ) So, that excerpt contains the story about Peter stepping out of the boat …
The Greek word so often mistranslated as “submit” (hupotasso) in Ephesians 5:24 is actually better translated “to identify with” or “to be in support of”. It was more of a military term at the time, meaning to be on the same team. A good modern term would be “to have one’s back”, or even “got …
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from …
I just want take a moment to remember my former father-in-law and “Pops in Florida” to my precious daughters, Paul Sr., who passed yesterday morning into glory. The girls, family and I are gathering together at home tonight for a traditional “all-day Momma meal”, assembling to remember and honor our memories of our lives with …
Live Life Loved™ – with Nicole Berryhill – Where smart and spiritual come together to reveal truly good news.™ The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it loose. It will defend itself. – Saint Augustine – Vēritās līberābit vōs. Episode 10 – Love After Life, Part 1 of …
Live Life Loved™ – with Nicole Berryhill – Where smart and spiritual come together to reveal truly good news.™ Episode 9 – “In Jesus’ Name?” Word of the Week: Onoma (Ancient Greek: ὄνομᾰ) When we pray for something “In Jesus’ Name”, what does that even mean? A huge majority of the westernized church has been …
Never mistake church-related activity and “busy-ness” with an actual relationship with the Creator of the universe. No matter what you have been told, they are not the same thing. Your enemy loves it when you stay so distracted with holy-looking behavior that you have no time to spend alone with God. Some leaders will gladly help …
The heart, Blaise Pascal said, “has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.” Something in us longs, hopes, maybe even at times believes that this is not the way things were supposed to be. Our desire fights the assault of death upon life. And so people with terminal illnesses get married. Prisoners in a concentration …
Most Christians desire very deeply to be known as gracious, kind, patient, and forgiving. We feel we “owe” it to Jesus to be seen on our best behavior. This is even truer for those of us in “the ministry” whose lives are publicly attached to Jesus. Now, some of the motivation behind this is beautiful …
Eve is given to Adam as his “ezer kenegdo”, or as many translations have it, his “help meet” or “helper.” Doesn’t sound like much, does it? It makes me think of Hamburger Helper. But Robert Alter says this is “a notoriously difficult word to translate.” It means something far more powerful than just “helper”; it …
