I think it's interesting that every 7 years all debts are canceled. Do you know how much of this is still in practice? Any bad debts, bankruptcy, or late payment are wiped off your credit score after 7 years. After 7 months, if you haven't paid your credit card bill at all, they will write-off and cancel your debts. Weird.
I hope my home of good people holds together.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday and Tuesday
Random: Why is Deuteronomy called Deuteronomy? I always thought it was some kind of philosophy or science - is it someone's name?
I think "hearty" is "sexual" - not fat :)
I think "hearty" is "sexual" - not fat :)
The Beatitudes
I love the Beattitudes in the Message.
20 Then he spoke: You're blessed when you've lost it all. God's kingdom is there for the finding.21 You're blessed when you're ravenously hungry. Then you're ready for the Messianic meal. You're blessed when the tears flow freely. Joy comes with the morning.
22 "Count yourself blessed every time someone cuts you down or throws you out, every time someone smears or blackens your name to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and that that person is uncomfortable.23 You can be glad when that happens-skip like a lamb, if you like!-for even though they don't like it, I do . . . and all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company; my preachers and witnesses have always been treated like this
20 Then he spoke: You're blessed when you've lost it all. God's kingdom is there for the finding.21 You're blessed when you're ravenously hungry. Then you're ready for the Messianic meal. You're blessed when the tears flow freely. Joy comes with the morning.
22 "Count yourself blessed every time someone cuts you down or throws you out, every time someone smears or blackens your name to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and that that person is uncomfortable.23 You can be glad when that happens-skip like a lamb, if you like!-for even though they don't like it, I do . . . and all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company; my preachers and witnesses have always been treated like this
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Readings
Day 80
Luke-Jesus shut the demons up and wouldn't let them speak because they knew too much....why didn't He want them to disclose that He was the Messiah??
Love that these disciples left their lives to follow Jesus....interesting to completely turn and go.
3 1/2 days back...I'll try to catch up tomorrow....
Luke-Jesus shut the demons up and wouldn't let them speak because they knew too much....why didn't He want them to disclose that He was the Messiah??
Love that these disciples left their lives to follow Jesus....interesting to completely turn and go.
3 1/2 days back...I'll try to catch up tomorrow....
Monday, March 28, 2011
Weekend Readings
Saturday, 3/26: 10 commandments.
Sunday, 3/27: liked the proverbs today - 1 If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it-how shortsighted to refuse correction!
Sunday, 3/27: liked the proverbs today - 1 If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it-how shortsighted to refuse correction!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Readings this week
Tuesday, 3/22: Not much stood out here. I thought the whole "murderer-asylum" thing was a little silly. He could have just said, "If he kills a man on purpose, he should be put to death. If not, he may take asylum." That guy needed a total copyeditor.
Wednesday, 3/23: OK, this is like the follow-up to the thing you thought was "girl-power" and I thought was a giant insult. Women getting to inherit property was only to keep it in the family, the whole passage basically boiled down to: "Give it to the woman if there isn't any other male suitable of taking it." It was a last resort, not an empowerment. Now we have the next part of the passage: "Hey, if we women marry outside the family, some other tribe will get our land." And the answer: "So only marry within the family." Uh, what about, you keep the land even IF you get married?
Thursday, 3/24: I liked this part: 37 "Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults-unless, of course, you want the same treatment. Don't condemn those who are down; that hardness can boomerang. Be easy on people; you'll find life a lot easier.38 Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but not merely given back-given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity."
Friday, 3/25: About the Mount Pigsah sermon - if people aren't supposed to have any carved or painted images of God - is a crucifix wrong? A statuette of Jesus? It seems like that would fall under the category of putting God into a likeness to worship.
Wednesday, 3/23: OK, this is like the follow-up to the thing you thought was "girl-power" and I thought was a giant insult. Women getting to inherit property was only to keep it in the family, the whole passage basically boiled down to: "Give it to the woman if there isn't any other male suitable of taking it." It was a last resort, not an empowerment. Now we have the next part of the passage: "Hey, if we women marry outside the family, some other tribe will get our land." And the answer: "So only marry within the family." Uh, what about, you keep the land even IF you get married?
Thursday, 3/24: I liked this part: 37 "Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults-unless, of course, you want the same treatment. Don't condemn those who are down; that hardness can boomerang. Be easy on people; you'll find life a lot easier.38 Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but not merely given back-given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity."
Friday, 3/25: About the Mount Pigsah sermon - if people aren't supposed to have any carved or painted images of God - is a crucifix wrong? A statuette of Jesus? It seems like that would fall under the category of putting God into a likeness to worship.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Day 75
34 Simeon went on to bless them, and said to Mary his mother, This child marks both the failure and the recovery of many in Israel, A figure misunderstood and contradicted -35 the pain of a sword-thrust through you-But the rejection will force honesty, as God reveals who they really are.
What a powerful couple of verses?
What a powerful couple of verses?
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Back half of the week
Thursday, March 17. I have a hard time imaging the Israelites moving from town to town. Can you imagine 600K people roving around?
Friday the 18th. How interesting Moses learned he would die head of time.
Saturday the 19th. All the offering stuff just doesn't resonate with me at all.
Friday the 18th. How interesting Moses learned he would die head of time.
Saturday the 19th. All the offering stuff just doesn't resonate with me at all.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
This week's readings
Sunday the 13th. Not too much stood out here. I like the writing style of Luke.
Monday the 14th. Still sounds a lot like the middle east today, sadly.
Tuesday the 15th. I didn't know John was Jesus' cousin.
Wednesday the 16th. Woo! Orgies? Shittim? Crazy.
That's as far as I've gotten this week.
Monday the 14th. Still sounds a lot like the middle east today, sadly.
Tuesday the 15th. I didn't know John was Jesus' cousin.
Wednesday the 16th. Woo! Orgies? Shittim? Crazy.
That's as far as I've gotten this week.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Day 69 and 70
So I have a few questions on some things today. I am confused.
1) Where did all those Burnt-Offering, Lamb-Offering, Whatever-Offerings go? Like, what was the process. Say, like, I slaughter a lamb. Ok, then what? Does the lamb just sit on the altar? Forever? And what if I'm sacrificing a lot of stuff? Where does that go? Or bread? If I give a bread offering, what does that mean? I just leave it on the altar and birds come eat it? Where does it go? I get the point of leaving some for God to give thanks, I'm just totally confused about the logistics.
2) Re: the crucifixion. So here's my question. Clearly it's a horrible, horrible treatment of a person and a terrible way for anyone to die, let alone the Son of God. Did all criminals at that time get this treatment or was Jesus' unusual somehow? I know they crucified people back then, were they all whipped and paraded out to be beaten ahead of time?
1) Where did all those Burnt-Offering, Lamb-Offering, Whatever-Offerings go? Like, what was the process. Say, like, I slaughter a lamb. Ok, then what? Does the lamb just sit on the altar? Forever? And what if I'm sacrificing a lot of stuff? Where does that go? Or bread? If I give a bread offering, what does that mean? I just leave it on the altar and birds come eat it? Where does it go? I get the point of leaving some for God to give thanks, I'm just totally confused about the logistics.
2) Re: the crucifixion. So here's my question. Clearly it's a horrible, horrible treatment of a person and a terrible way for anyone to die, let alone the Son of God. Did all criminals at that time get this treatment or was Jesus' unusual somehow? I know they crucified people back then, were they all whipped and paraded out to be beaten ahead of time?
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
All caught up
Just finished today's reading. Kind of excited to see what's going to happen with Moses and the land of the giants.
Day 65 and 66
OK, I admit I totally skimmed all the offerings lists.
The Psalm in day 66 seemed at odds with the Numbers scripture from the day before re: sacrifice of animals. Today's psalm was all like "Do you think I eat venison or drink goat blood? I own all the animals in the forest! Quit being dumbasses!" (I'm paraphrasing.) But in Numbers, God evidently ordered the slaughtering of a zoo to honor Him. Very weird.
The Psalm in day 66 seemed at odds with the Numbers scripture from the day before re: sacrifice of animals. Today's psalm was all like "Do you think I eat venison or drink goat blood? I own all the animals in the forest! Quit being dumbasses!" (I'm paraphrasing.) But in Numbers, God evidently ordered the slaughtering of a zoo to honor Him. Very weird.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Day 62 and 63 and 64
First - YAY! Numbers! We're out of Leviticus!
Second, I'm probably clueless but why would Jesus curse that poor fig tree if it wasn't fig season? That didn't make sense to me.
I liked the parable / story / whatever of the vineyard. It's interesting that his disciples didn't pick up on what he really meant.
Uh, hello? What about the husband who cheats?!?
Second, I'm probably clueless but why would Jesus curse that poor fig tree if it wasn't fig season? That didn't make sense to me.
I liked the parable / story / whatever of the vineyard. It's interesting that his disciples didn't pick up on what he really meant.
Uh, hello? What about the husband who cheats?!?
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Day 59
That Proverbs is funny...not really funny actually ;)
It's crazy to me how the disciples acted. I feel like since they were "in" with Jesus, they should have had more of spiritual maturity or wisdom but there they are fighting about who's the greatest and telling others NOT to cast demons out because they're not in "their" group.
It's crazy to me how the disciples acted. I feel like since they were "in" with Jesus, they should have had more of spiritual maturity or wisdom but there they are fighting about who's the greatest and telling others NOT to cast demons out because they're not in "their" group.
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