As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
N. T. Wright on marriage “When anybody—pressure groups, governments, civilizations—suddenly change the meaning of key words, you really should watch out. If you go to a German dictionary and just open at random, you may well see several German words which have a little square bracket saying ‘N.S.,’ meaning National Socialist or Nazi.
“At the risk of appearing predictable, the Bible was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking. I was raised reading it, memorizing passages from it and being guided by it. I still find it a source of wisdom, comfort and encouragement.” CPost
“The poll shows that 28% of Americans believe the Bible is the actual Word of God and that it should be taken literally; that’s down from the 38% to 40% reported in the late 1970s.”
“The diseases they fight are worse than you remember. The people who oppose them are a bigger risk than you realize.” CT
“[Seminary President] Jones did not mince words in condemning the school’s contributions to fossil fuel, quoting ‘the wages of sin is death’ from Scripture.”
“The price for the Overlord invasion on June 6 was 4,413 Allied dead, of whom 2,499 were Americans.”
“It’s a battle they have lost several times before, as court after court has affirmed that printing and engraving the country’s motto on its money does not violate the U.S. Constitution.” RNS
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