Sometime last year, I started noticing that several of my friends on Facebook were all praising one book––Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers. I was intrigued by the string of recommendations, and incorrectly assumed it was something on evangelism. So I grabbed a copy of the audiobook, narrated by the author Dane C. Ortlund and dove in.
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A while back, I wrote a pretty hot take about how church, in terms of large, weekly gatherings, is not essential during a pandemic.
I haven’t changed my mind.
No, in fact, I’d like to double-down on my previous take by expanding it and redefining what we have wrongly assumed to be the main work of the church, namely, entertaining the saved.
[Read more…] about The Work of the Church is EssentialThe Top 10 ChurchMag 2020 Posts – Most Read
As we get to the end of another year, I thought it would be great to share the top 10 ChurchMag posts. Of course this has been a pandemic / COVID-19 dominated year. There are many things that have happened in the world and in church space but those reflections will be for another post. For now, here are the top 10 ChurchMag 2020 posts.
[Read more…] about The Top 10 ChurchMag 2020 Posts – Most Read5 Examples of Formal and Dynamic Bible Translations
While the idea of formal and dynamic Bible translations is useful, there are many nuances in translations that don’t fit neatly into the spectrum. In fact, you can even find details where translations that are considered more formal agree more with translations that are viewed as more dynamic than their formal counterparts. So today, I’m looking at five examples of formal and dynamic translations to inspect some of these issues.
[Read more…] about 5 Examples of Formal and Dynamic Bible TranslationsFormal vs Dynamic Equivalence in Bible Translations: The Difference?
When it comes to Bible translations, the formal vs Dynamic equivalence debate is important to understand. These two different approaches are one of the key factors in picking the right translation(s) for you.
In English, we are fortunate to have a multitude of different Bible translations to choose from. At the same time, this wealth of options can feel overwhelming due to the paradox of choice. And if you’ve ever been in a Bible study you’ve probably had the experience where someone started reading and you could have thought they were reading a different passage.
[Read more…] about Formal vs Dynamic Equivalence in Bible Translations: The Difference?A Student Ministry MasterClass Parody [Video]
Have you seen those ads for the MasterClass videos? They’re all over YouTube and the production value is clearly impressive but perhaps you haven’t seen one that matched your interests. Well, that’s all about to change now that Cool Carll teaches Student Ministry in this MasterClass parody.
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