Blood Moons and Biblical Discernment
Finally, it is important to note that when the New Testament talks about the end of the world, in places like 2 Peter 3:10–15, it urges believers to respond not by creating fanciful date-setting schemes, but rather by walking in holiness and in hope, knowing that one day our Lord will return and this present world-system will be destroyed.
Erasmus was called the Prince of the Humanists, and with good reason, and he would be singularly disturbed that his text critical work, based on one Greek manuscript plus Jerome at the end of Revelation, should have been seen as buttressing modern fundamentalist attachments to the ‘A.V.’ or as we call it the KJV.
Advice on Hosting and/or Accepting Speaking Engagements
But when I first started receiving invitations to speak at churches and events, I would’ve loved to have a post like this for some guidance. If you’re interested in hosting a conference or otherwise hosting a speaking engagement, or if your ministry platform is allowing you to begin pursuing God’s call into that option, I hope this advice (from the perspective of a frequent speaker, if not a big one) will serve you well in considering how to honor God and your neighbors.
A couple months ago I subscribed to the C3 ministries blog and received Kerry Holton’s free ebook on deepening your relationship with God. It was short and easy to read in one sitting. I wouldn’t say that (at least for me) it had anything earth-shattering to say, but rather reinforced and reminded me of many basic things that I was not doing. In it, Kerry Holton explains the 3-column Bible study approach. I had heard of it before, but never tried it. So I gave it a shot and LOVED it.
The Bible Is Linguists’ Secret Weapon For Machine-Translating Obscure Languages
The Bible acts like a Rosetta Stone for all these languages, not only giving exact translations of words, but allowing the researchers’ computers to apply knowledge of one well-understood language to another “low-resource” language.
Self Awareness: Key to Sustainable Leadership
After in-depth interviews with 170 world leaders and classroom discussions with 6,000 executives and MBAs in Authentic Leadership Development (ALD) at Harvard Business School, we’ve learned three essential steps to building your self-awareness:
- Probing deeply into your life story and framing your crucible
- Creating a daily practice of introspection and reflection
- Receiving intimate feedback from people you trust
Lion Cub Trying to Roar Will Melt Your Heart
The tiny lion cub in this video goes on cute overload when he emerges from some grass and tries to roar several times, only to emit a faint squeak each time. On his first attempt he actually seems surprised by what comes out, and he tries roaring in two other directions: only to get the same result.