Monthly Archives: January 2012

Job

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

I have really been enjoying reading Job. The description Peterson’s gives is so lively and blunt, I keep seeing the story played out in the drama of some sort. Chapter 39′s description of nature so vivid I see a slideshow … Continue reading →

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How is the reading going? Update us HERE please . . .

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

It is day 13 and so far I have been able to keep the pace – how about you ? Job has been quite interesting. He and his friends make such strong arguements . . . . I don’t know … Continue reading →

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N T Wright video

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

Wright talks about reading scripture in larger sections … http://www.altervideomagazine.com/2011/06/10/the-whole-sweep-of-scripture/

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Aside from the ‘Bible in 2012′ what are some other major reads you have taken on ?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

I am currently reading the Canadian Oxford Dictionary at a page a day. This moring I was in the F section – about page 520 . . . . about 1150 pages or 3 years to go ! Had I … Continue reading →

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Job: how NOT to help friends who suffer

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

Eugene Peterson, in his introductory comments on Job, suggests that we can’t ‘really help’ those who suffer – rather he challenges us to enter into ‘the mystery of suffering, so far as we are able and looking for God with the … Continue reading →

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The Challenge: read the entire Bible in 2012

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

In late 2011 I began thinnking about reading the entire Bible in the coming year, so I passed on the challenge to my fellow church members at Covenant Mennonite Church here in Winkler MB CA. To my suprise several folks … Continue reading →

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