Theodidacti

“No Mumblin’ Word”
Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12
October 4, 2009

Since I was a young man, I have had difficulty hearing out of  my right ear. When I get hearing tests, they tell me nothing is wrong but still, if my right ear is toward you and you don’t speak loudly enough, chances are, I am not going to [...]

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2 Corinthians 8:7-15 talks about grace in a little different way. We typically think about grace in terms of salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9). This passage tells of acts of grace and excelling in grace. I have long been compelled by the idea of receiving “grace upon grace” (John 1:16) so this idea of some excellent grace [...]

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I was invited to pray the invocation and benediction at a local high school’s baccalaureate service today. Ashleigh Denny, a teacher at Rivermill Academy asked me and of course, I said I would. Since I’ve never been to a baccalaureate service before and wasn’t entirely sure what such a service was and how to pray, [...]

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Kelly has been missing for 6 months. Her story is told in the above video. More details are in this WRAL archive.
I will be leading a prayer vigil for Kelly in Butner, NC at the Central Avenue Butner Park this coming Saturday at 7pm. Please join us. If you cannot be at the vigil in [...]

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Print more money and spend, spend, spend! (idiots!)

My grandchildren are screwed.

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The artwork on the cover of our church bulletin yesterday was “The Star of Bethlehem,” by Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898), perhaps my favorite of the Pre-Raphaelites. I meant to put a note in the bulletin as to who painted it but I always forget something.
As much as I love Burne-Jones’ paintings and stained glass, it’s hard [...]

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When the Rymans first moved to North Carolina back in 1990, a woman my wife was speaking with said to her, “I call you blessed, darlin’.” We found it a curious statement but loved the way it sounded. To this day, the word “blessed” has remained a curiosity.
In devotions at the police department this morning, [...]

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A discussion came up in my Sunday School class yesterday and I thought it might be worth posting here. The conversation was around how sometimes verse shifts don’t make sense. Punctuation and paragraph shifts are another problem altogether and have to do with translators. As a result there are many different ways of starting new [...]

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My Premium Calfskin English Standard Version Study Bible was waiting for me on the front porch yesterday. I opened the box, took off the shrink wrap, and opened it upon the table…and it laid there without closing up. It was almost like it was already broken in from months of use.
The bindery is much better [...]

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Susan received her ESV-SB hardcover yesterday. Scott got his ESV-SB Trutone too. Scott said, “That Study Bible is like having Jesus right there with you.” From down the hall, we heard Brad say, “He is, Scott.”
My calfskin ESV-SB won’t ship until next week. Besides using it in my devotional reading with Susan, I look forward [...]

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