The
other day, my wife Susan and I had a very special visitor. Our granddaughter
needed someone to watch her daughter – our great granddaughter. Spending a few
hours with a 13-month-old was fun, and educational. Two people reading or
hearing the same word may have two very different belief models and two different
realities! Continue reading at --
http://mailchi.mp/a3e060bb47e9/a-lesson-on-belief-models-from-our-great-granddaughter
In
the ancient world lists served a purpose -- like dictionaries -- today. When
hearers or readers of ancient documents want to know what important words meant
– they looked for lists linked to them. For many years we have stressed
the importance of identifying the Hebrew words Jesus spoke. Today there is a
way for people who do not have the skill to work with Hebrew to increase the
accuracy of their understanding of his words. Continue reading at –
http://mailchi.mp/ef16cb45cda0/the-importance-of-the-lists-of-the-jewish-jesus
If
we had been taught “the way of thinking” the author of the “Ten Commandments”
intended for them to be thought about, we would call them “The Ten Legal
Sayings. Members of the ancient audiences that heard Exodus 20 did not view
them the way we view them. Jesus did think our way, either. The way we were
taught to think was created after America was discovered. Thinking the Old Way has
many benefits, beside accurately understanding the words of the Bible and the
teachings of Jesus. Continue reading at –
http://mailchi.mp/0a640a537e35/rediscovering-how-to-think-the-wisdom-way
