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Power in the Blood
This post is part of the Lenten Blog Tour. Throughout Lent, 41 bloggers are reflecting on 41 passages from the new Common English Bible. Scripture Reading: Romans 5:6-11 6While we were still weak, at...
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Two Very Different Bibles
I’m in Dublin, on my way home from a fantastic mission trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland—more on this coming soon. The only thing I really wanted to see in Dublin this time was the Book of Kells, a...
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The Language We Use
Janet Reed, a member of Fourth Church and a reader of my blog, suggested an interesting contrast earlier this week: while the Roman Catholic Church is getting a lot of press for changing the English...
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Now is the Time!
Of the passages I’ve read in the Common English Bible, I have been most captivated by the translation of Jesus’ first public words in Mark 1:14-15. Jesus came into Galilee announcing God’s good news,...
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Read the Bible in 2012
My congregation, Fourth Presbyterian Church, is reading through the Bible in 2012. I’m thrilled that we are using the Common English Bible. The reading plan is not too demanding—3 chapter each day—and...
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You Always Have a Choice
“Cain became very angry and looked resentful. The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why do you look so resentful? If you do the right thing, won’t you be accepted? But if you don’t do the...
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Happy
A year ago, I wrote a blog post about the use of “happy” instead of “blessed” in the Common English Bible. You can read that post here. Back then, I was still unsure about this new translation choice....
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Keepers
I experienced a wonderful synchronicity yesterday. It began with the video I made for our reading through the Bible project: I had never before noticed the “do not destroy” inscription before Psalm...
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What If We Were the Scriptures?
Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:1-11 Are we starting to commend ourselves again? We don’t need letters of introduction to you or from you like other people, do we? You are our letter, written on our hearts,...
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We Do What Jesus Did
Photo by Chris Burke I preached this sermon on Sunday at the 4:00 jazz service at Fourth Church. It is a reflection on Jesus’ baptism and the notion that changing one’s heart and life is a more...
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