οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες ἐχάρησαν καὶ ἐπηγγείλαντο αὐτῷ ἀργύριον δοῦναι· καὶ ἐζήτει πῶς αὐτὸν εὐκαίρως παραδοῖ. (Mark 14:11) — “And he sought how he might betray him conveniently.” One issue with this translation is that “he might betray” may be an over-translation with

"Two years ago I was doing Beginning Greek and my church was going through 1 John, and I was not able to follow along in Greek (though I did try). Now I am leading our church’s men’s Bible study through 1 John and I am just using my Greek NT, so what I thought was only a dream

I loved this time with 📖Matthew Everhard recently. He even managed to pin down what Bible translations I recommend and use. Go give it a watch!

Respect your elders. Nothing is so ill-becoming as a young theologian who despises those who have been working in the field for decades. Disagreement is fine, as long as you acknowledge the maturity and the contributions of those you disagree with. Take 1 Timothy 5:1 to heart.

Those of us in public ministry must never forget this. For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. 2 Corinthians 10:18

Happy Holy Week

Luke 11:4 — 4 καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν· καὶ γὰρ αὐτοὶ ἀφίομεν παντὶ ὀφείλοντι ἡμῖν· καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν. — “And forgive us our sins, even as we ourselves forgive those who are indebted to us, and do not bring us into temptation.”

Luke 11:34 (THGNT) — 34 Ὁ λύχνος τοῦ σώματός ἐστιν ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου. ὅταν ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἁπλοῦς ᾖ, καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμά σου φωτεινόν ἐστιν· ἐπὰν δὲ πονηρὸς ᾖ, καὶ τὸ σῶμά σου σκοτεινόν. — Whenever your eye is sincere, also your whole body is light, and whenever

#OnThisDay April 16, 1521: German reformer Martin Luther arrives at the Diet of Worms, expecting a chance to debate the concerns he raised in his 95 Theses, particularly the abuse of indulgences. To his surprise, it is not a debate but a judicial hearing demanding he recant his

I don’t think anyone could beat the community vibe and energy that the 2004-2010 Microsoft New Zealand developer community teams created. I consider myself very fortunate to have started my career at that time. They may have been awesome even earlier, and maybe went later, it’s

I saw a guy at Starbucks today. No Iphone. No Tablet. No Laptop. He just sat there. Drinking coffee. Weirdo.

Grace doesn’t meet you halfway. It comes all the way to the dead and gives life.

‘. . . in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.’ — 1 Thessalonians 5:18

The US is now recognizing Bitcoin as a Treasury Reserve Asset.

Even the boring tasks related to learning Greek (vocabulary, morphology identification, etc) have you in the Word of God more richly than English. Embrace the boring.

Prayer doesn’t stop you from getting shot, or stabbed, or a hurricane destroying your house or a flood sweeping your children away. Prayer is how you transform into the image and likeness of Christ, and through sanctification are able to live forever with Him in paradise,

Reviewing vocabulary? Try to review words in the context of Greek texts. That way you read scripture in snippets throughout the day, and get helpful memory hooks!

Want to be more satisfied in Christ? Do your vocab. Yes, the boring tasks count as getting into the Word too...