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Wednesday, August 15th, 2007Part 6 of series: Ancient Ephesus and the New Testament
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In my last post I quoted a passage from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians in which he wrote, “But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, for a wide door for effective work has opened to […]
Ephesus in the New Testament
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Part 5 of series: Ancient Ephesus and the New Testament
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Early Christianity was significantly an urban movement. This might sound surprising if you’re used to thinking of Christians continuing the mode of Jesus, whose ministry happened largely (but not only) in rural Galilee. Yet when we pay […]
Inspiration from the Pray the Gospels
Monday, August 13th, 2007Excerpt
As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God.
Psalm 42:1
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Prayer
Thank You, Gracious God, for times when life is hard, when I can’t handle life’s challenges on my own, when I realize that my wisdom and my resources are inadequate. In these times, as […]
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Psalms
Sunday, August 12th, 2007Excerpt
Happy are those who consider the poor;
the LORD delivers them in the day of trouble.
Psalm 41:1
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Prayer
I confess, Lord Jesus, that it’s easy for me to forget the poor. In my daily life I don’t see them very much because I live in such a sheltered environment. And, […]
Week in Review
Saturday, August 11th, 2007Summary of This Week’s Blogging
Hidden Treasure in the British Museum
Monday, August 6
Ancient Ephesus and the New Testament: Introduction
Tuesday, August 7
The Location and Environment of Ephesus
Wednesday, August 8
Touring Ancient Ephesus
Thursday, August 9
Touring Ancient Ephesus, Part 2
Friday, August 10
Usual Airplane Fare
A few weeks ago I waxed eloquent on the wonders of traveling international business class. This was, […]
Touring Ancient Ephesus, Part 2
Friday, August 10th, 2007Part 4 of series: Ancient Ephesus and the New Testament
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A tour of Ephesus usually begins, as I explained yesterday, at the eastern end of the city because from the you walk downhill rather than uphill. In the map to the right you can see several of […]
Touring Ancient Ephesus
Thursday, August 9th, 2007Part 3 of series: Ancient Ephesus and the New Testament
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In late June I took a tour of Ephesus. It lasted about two hours, and was quite informative. Our tour guide, a Turkish woman (in center of picture to the right) really knew her stuff. It turns […]
The Location and Environment of Ephesus
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007Part 1 of series: Ancient Ephesus and the New Testament
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Ephesus, or what is left of it, lies on the western edge of modern day Turkey, just about five miles inland from the Aegean coast. The picture to the right shows the location of Ephesus. It is […]
Ancient Ephesus and the New Testament: Introduction
Monday, August 6th, 2007Part 1 of series: Ancient Ephesus and the New Testament
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For many of us, the events of the Bible seem to take place in some magic world of “Bible lands,” a wonderland rather like the one discovered by Alice. We read about Jerusalem, Nazareth, Corinth, and Ephesus, […]
Hidden Treasure in the British Museum
Monday, August 6th, 2007The British Museum contains some of the greatest treasures of the world. Here you can view that actual Rosetta Stone. This amazing museum is filled with the finest remnants of the ancient world. If you visit the once-famous Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, for example, you’ll see only one lonely pillar, unadorned in the middle […]
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Psalms
Sunday, August 5th, 2007Excerpt
I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 34:1
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Prayer
Surely, Gracious God, You are worthy of my continual praise. Given all You have done for me, an endless chorus of gratitude wouldn’t begin to be enough. Yet, how easy it is for […]
One of My Pet Peeves
Saturday, August 4th, 2007Recently my family and I went on a short camping trip to Big Sur, California. This is one of the prettiest spots in the whole state, and, in my opinion, in the whole country. Big Sur combines rugged coastline with redwood forests, soaring mountains with lush meadows. Summertime highs are right around 70 degrees, and […]
Stumbling into Pottermania
Friday, August 3rd, 2007While Linda and I were in London, we stumbled into a bit of Pottermania. Taking the Tube to Leicester Square, we emerged to find unexpected crowds of people, especially teenage girls. What was going on? We had accidentally crashed the London premier of the latest Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the […]
Happy Surprise on the Fourth of July
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007My wife and I were in London on July 4th, Independence Day for Americans. For the British, of course, July 4th represents the beginning of a losing war effort and the ultimate loss of the American colonies. So I was prepared to receive a cold shoulder from the folks in London that day.
At lunch, an […]
Nisi Dominus Frustra
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007While in London, my wife and I visited several of the usual tourist sites: Westminster Abbey, the British Museum, Buckingham Palace, and the Tower of London. For those who haven’t been to London, let me say that the Tower of London isn’t a tower so much as an ancient castle. The Tower tour is both […]
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