Search results

Where do bad rainbows go? To prism. It's a light sentence.

My niece had a baby last week. I knew she had it in her. Why do birds fly south for the winter? Because it's too far to walk. Dogs can't operate a MRI machine. But cats can. Right before surgery I asked the doctor if I could give myself my own anesthesia. He told me "Knock yourself out." i...

And, of course the most centrist of all English Bible translations is,... you know it...the NIV!

What do sea monsters like to eat? Fish and ships. I was told my salads are a little on the dry side and that is something that needs addressing.

I regularly follow Mark's blog. He is an intelligent, knowledgeable and nice guy. According to that chart the NASB is 55% centrist. The NET is 70% centrist. The NLT is 20% centrist. Those are my estimates of those translation blocks. Mark said that these centrist Bible versions "get used as...

A mountain man and a bear went into a bar. The bartender asks "So what's your story?" The mountain man replies "Bear with me." These days Lance is not a common name. But back in the Middle Ages people were named Lance a lot. I got a bogus deck of cards for my birthday. It's hard to deal with...

Andy was a master of 'why' questions. I have his book Sincerely, Andy Rooney. It's a good read. It contains his correspondence. His replies are clever. Dear Mr. O'Keefe, Reaction to my comments was mixed but I was pleased to note that the spelling in the letters favorable to me was...

That's right.

Well now. For this particular survey I used the following Bible translations : CEB, CSB, EHV, ESV, ISV, KJV, LSB, LEB, NASB, NABRE, NET, NIV, NLT, NKJV, NRSV and WEB. Ten words are probably on their way out of the English language : Dwelt, Midst, Thus, Nevertheless, Inasmuch, Maiden, Afar...

Functional equivalence is not functional non-equivalence. Formal equivalence is not formal non-equivalence. Cursive is not non-cursive. Obese is not non-obese. Aquatic is not non-aquatic. Cold is not non-cold. There, I hope sound logic becomes more pervasive.

Did you heat about the kidnapping at the school? Don't worry. He woke up.

A better way of the biblical text being made more comprehensible is to go with the functionally equivalent route. And that does not necessarily mean making an ambiguous passage clear.

You speak in riddles. Flesh things out more. Give some context.

I did a little checking. For Silverhair almost 1/16th of his posts got agreements. For kyredneck : around 1/7th For E-W-F : around 1/24th For Tyndale : around 1/5th For me : about 1/7th

Her first post was on that forum.

Ditto.

I like and agree with your second paragraph.

What's the hardest thing about being a cross-eyed teacher? Controlling your pupils. You may think it's funny to kiss someone with a runny nose. It's not. (snot) I had an argument with a friend about what vowel was most important. I won. If money doesn't grow on trees, why do banks have...

You meant that your view differs.

"Our sins" is referencing the Jews. "The whole world" refers to the elect from around the world.