The good war?

Journalist and author Peter Hitchens discusses his new book, The Phoney Victory, which challenges a number of popular beliefs about the Second World War

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My Concerns About The Passion Translation and Brian Simmons

2018-09-20 BibleThinker 0

We’ll look at specific verses that are translated strangely, additions to the Bible, how the Aramaic is used to change the Bible and some concerning statements from Brian Simmons, who is the chief translator of The Passion Translation.

Some links:
Brian Simmons being interviewed about TPT https://youtu.be/VmnZYEteXX8
TPT’s FAQ page where they seem to misrepresent the translation https://www.thepassiontranslation.com/faqs/
An blog about TPT’s use of Aramaic – https://thinktheology.co.uk/blog/article/whats_wrong_with_the_passion_translation
Brian’s response TO the blog (note that he never removed the quotes from Keener and Bird from the FAQ page) https://thinktheology.co.uk/blog/article/the_passion_translation_debate_brian_simmons_responds
What “Greater works” will we do than Jesus? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Xg-i15mxw

How Dale and Veronica Fight, Forgive, and Forget

2018-09-19 Real Christianity 0

Some couples should win an Academy Award for their incredible ability to hide their fights from their church community. But the reality is this, Christian couples fight—and while the fighting is real, so is the sin. In the moment of strife, many spouses throw their biblical beliefs out the window and instead, react how someone would who has not made a commitment to Christ. In this episode, Veronica and I discuss our personal four-part, biblical process on how to keep the faith in the midst of conflict.