Month: February 2011
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2 Corinthians 13:1-13
Yesterday’s Reading was 2 Corinthians 13:1-13. In it Paul asks the Corinthians to “Greet one another with the kiss of peace.” Presently, the greeting is not normally shared as a kiss in English-speaking cultures, but by shaking hands or performing some other greeting gesture (such as an embrace) more in tune with the culture and…
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Facebook Adds LGBT-Friendly Relationship Status Options
Mashable reports that effective immediately, U.S. residents can choose between “In a domestic partnership” and “In a civil union,” along with the usual roster of relationship options. That is pretty neat but I wonder why they limit the options in the first place: – In your Basic Information you can only be Female or Male…
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2 Corinthians 12:1-21
Today’s Reading is 2 Corinthians 12:1-21. Verse 7 (KJV): “there was given to me a thorn in the flesh” Paul, this great missionary of the west was handicapped in some strange way. What is this thorn in the flesh? Here are some possible explanations: – All kinds of physical attacks (2 Corinthians 11:24-27) – Stoning…
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God at the Grammys
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article last week about pop-stars and their beliefs: “Believing that God wants you to be famous actually improves your chances of being famous. Of course, from the standpoint of traditional theology, even in the Calvinistic world of predestination, God is much more concerned with the fate of an…
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2 Corinthians 9:1-15
Today’s Reading is 2 Corinthians 9:1-15. Paul continues to encourage the Corinthians to give generously to the collection for the followers in Jerusalem. Verses 7-8 pretty much tell them what motivates giving: It benefits both the giver and the receiver. Steven Levitt writes for Freakonomics why “after a tragedy like the earthquake in Haiti, many…