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  • Eric Seelye
    4 years ago

    I have always wondered why leaven has some negative aspects in the Bible. Here is the Logos Factbook on the subject, check it out. You will need to log into your Logos/Faithlife account, or create one if you don't already have one. https://fl.vu/q75ac3

    1. Eric Seelye
      4 years ago

      https://app.logos.com/workflows/templates/WORKFLOW%3ADEVOTIONAL?key=bible.64.3.16

      1. Ellyn
        5 years ago

        Hearing some interesting things about historian Tom Holland's book "Dominion-- How the Christian Religion Changed the World". Holland's a Brit whose twin obsessions since childhood have been dinosaurs and classical civilizations. Has written tons about Greece and Rome, and the origins of Islam. Finally came to acknowledge how Christ's entrance into history changed EVERYTHING. It's nice when the post-Christian domain of academe and history acknowledges this, however rarely! Here's a wee snippet of conversation between Holland and N.T. Wright and friend:
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        Tom Holland tells NT Wright: Why I changed my mind about Christianity
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        2. Eric Seelye 5 years ago

          That was very interesting, Ellyn, thanks for digging it up. I found myself wanting to ask Tom Holland if he thinks that Paul was the source of the contents of his letters, or if perhaps he got his ideas from somewhere else?

        3. Ellyn 5 years ago

          Ha! Well, if you have to have a 'proxy', initially, Paul's pretty good. A good first step toward the Source?

        4. Eric Seelye 5 years ago

          True, Ellyn. We can be happy with small steps for now.

      2. Eric Seelye
        5 years ago

        Free book collection alert: Be sure not to miss this great collection of (70!) books, available free for a (I'm sure) limited time! https://www.logos.com/product/190477/readers-classics-collection?fbclid=IwAR1bWUwvnBvCEpJ0o0jT4nKV6pok1_4UrSVA9fH3c_pY91DtpQ1Ry-isFH8
        Reader's Classics Collection (70 vols.)
        Get to know the classics with this hand-selected group of books that have inspired readers for decades! Featuring works by Jack London, George MacDonald, and Lewis Carroll, this collection of resources will take you across the world (and to worlds that have yet to be explored).
        www.logos.com

        1. North Park Wesleyan Church
          5 years ago

          Reposted Ellyn's article here in case anyone missed it: Boy, Eric just emailed me this cogent piece of analysis by Al Mohler of Ross Douthat's new book tackling the decadence of our society-- it's so good and so timely. Have always admired columnist Ross Douthat's lonely vigil (of sanity, ha) over at the ever-more-apostate New York Times. Of course he's seeing our world through the lens of a deeply committed Roman Catholic, but his general concerns are shared by so many other believers, as Mohler points out. Well worth the read.
          The Decadent and the Damned? Ross Douthat’s Timely Vision of Western Civilization
          Ross Douthat is one of the most brilliant cultural observers of our time. Christians should pay attention to what he has to say.
          www.thegospelcoalition.org

          1. Eric Seelye
            5 years ago

            Check out The Essentials of the Wesleyan Church, a statement of faith with scripture references: https://amber.faithlife.com/shares/aP0BusTwt996N5Z4
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            1. Eric Seelye
              5 years ago

              Free booklet set alert: Here is a set of 28 small, easy to read booklets that seek to answer many important questions Christians have: A great resource at a great price! https://www.logos.com/product/150576/crucial-questions-series
              Crucial Questions Series (28 vols.)
              www.logos.com

              1. Eric Seelye
                5 years ago

                A couple of free book alerts; not sure how long they will stay free so act fast! https://ebooks.faithlife.com/product/42192/christianity-on-trial-a-lawyer-examines-the-christian-faith https://ebooks.faithlife.com/product/166611/a-parents-guide-to-new-years-resolutions

                1. Eric Seelye 5 years ago

                  Update: The Parent's Guide is no no longer free. The other one still is though, as of this typing.

              2. Eric Seelye
                5 years ago

                Wow, here's a great post by someone I haven't read before, but I think she is really good. Have a read and let us know what you think: https://www.crossway.org/articles/help-i-want-to-read-the-bible-but-i-find-it-boring/
                Help! I Want to Read the Bible, but I Find It Boring
                We won’t love God’s word until he helps us to do it. And the beautiful thing is that he will.
                www.crossway.org

                1. North Park Wesleyan Church
                  5 years ago

                  ADVENT WEEK FOUR INCARNATION DAY ONE God Becomes Human God becomes human, really human. While we endeavor to grow out of our humanity, to leave our human nature behind us, God becomes human, and we must recognize that God wants us also to become human—really human. Whereas we distinguish between the godly and the godless, the good and the evil, the noble and the common, God loves real human beings without distinction.… God takes the side of real human beings and the real world against all their accusers.… But it’s not enough to say that God takes care of human beings. This sentence rests on something infinitely deeper and more impenetrable, namely, that in the conception and birth of Jesus Christ, God took on humanity in bodily fashion. God raised his love for human beings above every reproach of falsehood and doubt and uncertainty by himself entering into the life of human beings as a human being, by bodily taking upon himself and bearing the nature, essence, guilt, and suffering of human beings. Out of love for human beings, God becomes a human being. He does not seek out the most perfect human being in order to unite with that person. Rather, he takes on human nature as it is. This is about the birth of a child, not of the astonishing work of a strong man, not of the bold discovery of a wise man, not of the pious work of a saint. It really is beyond all our understanding: the birth of a child shall bring about the great change, shall bring to all mankind salvation and deliverance. “The Government upon the Shoulders of a Child,” Christmas 1940 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. John 1:1–5 Bonhoeffer, D. (2010). God is in the Manger: Reflections on Advent and Christmas. (J. Riess, Ed., O. C. Dean Jr., Trans.) (First edition, pp. 49–51). Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press.
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                  Advent, Week 4God is in the Manger: Reflections on Advent and Christmas
                  God becomes human, really human. While we endeavor to grow out of our humanity, to leave our human nature behind us, God becomes human, and we must recognize that God wants us also to become human—really human. Whereas we distinguish between the godly and the godless, the good and the evil, the noble and the common, God loves real human beings without distinction.… God takes the side of real human beings and the real world against all their accusers.
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