"Lord teach us how to pray"
If the present tendency in the main stream churches is anything to go by, then the so called lord's prayer would not have been written by Matthew and Luke, nor would the churches have seen fit to adopt and liturgize the St Matthew version of the prayer for the last 1700 or 1800 years.
American feminist theologians...
Blogtext: Christmas Treat
”On the making of a snowstar”
One of the most wellknown statements about life is made by one of the ’great’ greek philosophers.
The unexamined life is not worth living
The unexamined life is not worth living (Ancient Greek: ὁ ... ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ) is...
Blogtext: Make me a tent!
God has right through the history of mankind shown a considerable interest in the making of tents. In his two major contracts with humanity, those we habitually call the old and new covenant or testament, the tent and with that the concept of a temporary dwelling-place...
Blogtext: The confetti approach to the bible.
I propose the following red herring: "if we read any book by any author the way the churches read the Bible we would be hauled to court for infringing on the immaterial rights of the author."
Of course: the bible is in the public domain, no copyrights exist...
Blogtext: The very stones will cry out
Two books to read
The teachings of the Word of God go far beyond mere words. For one thing they are always words that must become flesh. We have the word very sure: "The word became flesh and took up its abode among us." If indeed the words are not translated...
