Little Things

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Little Things

Most of us miss out 
on life’s big prizes. 
The Pulitzer. 
The Nobel. 
Oscars. Tonys.
Emmys.
But we’re all eligible
for life’s small pleasures. 
A pat 
on the back. 
A kiss 
behind the ear.
A four pound bass.
A full moon. 
An empty parking space. 
A crackling fire. 
A great meal. 
A glorious sunset. 
Hot soup.
Ice cold lemonade. 
Don’t fret about 
copping life’s grand awards. 
Enjoy its tiny delights. 
There are plenty 
for all of us.

For decades, I had a copy of this on my office wall “in another life,” but don’t know the author.  It often appears attributed to that great writer, “A. Nonymous.”  The Chairman and CEO of United Technologies, Harry J. Gray, ran it as a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal years ago – but I’m not sure he’s the author.  Anyone out there know the story?

Ninth century B.C. chalices uncovered at Gath

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A few chalices dating to the time of the destruction of the Philistine city of Gath by Hazael, king of Aram (Syria), have been announced during the current excavation at Tel es-Safi/Gath. The most recent, larger than usual, chalice was announced by Prof. Aren Maeir on Monday and Tuesday. Follow the excavation reports here.

Prof. Maeir displays the large chalice after the stand was excavated. (I like the T-shirt. Maybe there is another step down — a human stooped over with a mobile phone.)

Vessels of this type were sometimes used for burning incense.

Gath was one of five cities of the Philistine Pentapolis (1 Samuel 6:17). The city was destroyed by the Aramean King Hazael shortly after the middle of the 9th century B.C.

At that time Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath and took it. But when Hazael set his face to go…

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Marshall Keeble Historic Marker, Jackson Street at 14th Avenue, North, Nashville, TN

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At the northeast corner of 14th and Jackson stands this historic marker:

Jackson Street Church of Christ, Nashville, Historic Marker at Jackson and 14th Avenue North

Jackson Street Church occupied the northeast corner of the intersection until a new building was built on the west side of 14th.  An historical sketch, with photo of the earlier bulding, can be seen here, click ‘About Us’, then ‘Our History.”  Further west, beyond the current facility, is Fisk University.

I snapped the pic of the marker in June 2012 as part of a tour of Nashville Restoration Movement sites for conferees at Christian Scholars Conference.  Several tour members commented to me this was a highlight of the tour.  Indeed!

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On the Edge of Disbelief?

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From a Blog I follow – check it out!

A HYMN FOR TODAY – O Word of God incarnate

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

O Word of God incarnate,

O Wisdom from on high,

O Truth unchanged, unchanging,

O Light of our dark sky:

We praise you for the radiance

That from the hallowed page,

A lantern to our footsteps,

Shines on from age to age.

The Scripture is a banner

Before God’s host unfurled;

It is a shining beacon

Above the darkling world.

It is a sacred vessel

Where gems of truth are stored;

It is the heav’n-drawn picture

Of Christ, the living Word.

O make Your church, dear Savior,

A lamp of purest gold,

To bear before the nations

Your true light as of old.

O teach your wand’ring pilgrims

By this their path to trace,

Till, clouds and darkness ended,

They see You face to face.

7.6.7.6.D – William W. How, 1867

Tune: MUNICH – Neuvermehrtes Gesangbuch, 1693

#279 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

A Day with the Duttons (or, How Much Can Gentiles Pack Into a Sabbath?)

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Great photos — reminiscing about prior visits to several of those locations. We look forward to having Trent & Rebekah back with us in Chicagoland when their sojourn there is over!

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Last weekend I had the privilege to be with Trent and Rebekah Dutton. The Duttons are a great couple with an interesting story. Both are computer programmers with experience in military applications. Their interest in biblical geography and archaeology grew as they taught Bible classes at church, and piqued after a tour of Israel with Ferrell Jenkins in 2012. In short, they made a career change and are starting the two-year process to earn an M.A. in Biblical Archaeology at Wheaton College. (They were both accepted to Wheaton and are going through the program concurrently.) The first stage of their program is to excavate at Ashkelon with the Leon Levy Expedition for its full six-week season, followed by a semester of coursework in Jerusalem. They will then move to the Chicago area for the remaining 1-1/2 years of the program (with another Bible Lands dig next summer to boot.)

They and I…

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Eric Metaxas’ 7 Men And the Secret of Their Greatness – Reviewed by Alan Cornett

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Eric Metaxas’ 7 Men And the Secret of Their Greatness – Reviewed by Alan Cornett

Being a Man of Conviction: Eric Metaxas’s ‘7 Men’

Reviewed by Alan Cornett in “Pinstripe Pulpit”

Posted on July 15, 2013

Review of 7 Men And the Secret of Their Greatness, by Eric Metaxas
Thomas Nelson, 2013

7 Men coverGeorge Washington could have been king. William Wilberforce was on a path to be prime minister. Eric Liddell had a guaranteed Olympic gold medal. All of them walked away. But why?

Fresh from blockbuster success of his biographies of Wilberforce and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Eric Metaxas returns to the biographical genre that has treated him so well. This time, rather than a full length biography on a single subject, he has written a set of biographical vignettes of great men of faith and sacrifice, individuals who achieved their greatness by sacrificing for a larger cause.

Metaxas states that his goal is to address two questions with 7 Men: “what is a man?” and “what makes a man great?” Modern manhood is at a crisis, as most of us recognize. Metaxas writes, “Young men who spend their time watching violent movies and playing video games aren’t very easily going to become the men they were meant to become….[I]t is vital that we teach them who they are in God’s view, and it’s vital that we bring back a sense of the heroic.”

Hearkening back to such examples as Plutarch’s Lives and Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, Metaxas believes that to have strong exemplars of what real manhood is an age old method of training for virtue.

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Read more at http://pinstripepulpit.com/being-a-man-of-conviction-eric-metaxass-7-men/

Tenth century B.C. inscription found in Jerusalem

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Hebrew University announces another significant archaeological discovery today. The entire press release is below.

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Jerusalem, July 10, 2013 — Working near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar has unearthed the earliest alphabetical written text ever uncovered in the city.

The inscription is engraved on a large pithos, a neckless ceramic jar found with six others at the Ophel excavation site. According to Dr. Mazar, the inscription, in the Canaanite language, is the only one of its kind discovered in Jerusalem and an important addition to the city’s history.

Dated to the tenth century BCE, the artifact predates by two hundred and fifty years the earliest known Hebrew inscription from Jerusalem, which is from the period of King Hezekiah at the end of the eighth century BCE.

A third-generation archaeologist working at the Hebrew University’s Institute of Archaeology, Dr. Mazar…

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A HYMN FOR TODAY – All My Hope on God Is Founded

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

All my hope on God is founded;
He doth still my trust renew;
Me through change and chance He guideth,
Only good and only true.
God unknown, He alone
Calls my heart to be His own.

Pride of man and earthly glory,
Sword and crown betray his trust;
What with care and toil he buildeth,
Tow’r and temple fall to dust.
But God’s pow’r, hour by hour,
Is my temple and my tow’r.

Daily doth th’Almighty Giver
Bounteous gifts on us bestow;
His desire our soul delighteth,
Pleasure leads us where we go.
Love doth stand at His hand;
Joy doth wait on His command.

Still from man to God eternal
Sacrifice of praise be done,
High above all praises praising
For the gift of Christ, His Son.
Christ doth call one and all:
Ye who follow shall not fall.

8.7.8.7.6.7 – Joachim Neander,1680
trans. Robert S. Bridges, 1899

Tune: IRBY – Henry J. Gauntlett, 1849

#317 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

WHAT’S RIGHT, WHAT’S WRONG -17 Phrases You May Be Saying Incorrectly.

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WHAT’S RIGHT, WHAT’S WRONG -17 Phrases You May Be Saying Incorrectly.

WHAT’S RIGHT, WHAT’S WRONG

Who would have thought that so many people misuse the most common phrases? Let’s take a look at 17 phrases you may be saying incorrectly.

“I could care less” and “I could literally eat a horse” are two of the most commonly misused phrases in the English language. While you may or may not be using them correctly, chances are you hear phrases being misused all the time — and it’s probably one of your biggest pet peeves! Let’s look at 17 of the most commonly misused phrases and learn the proper way to say them. We won’t tell anyone if you forward it to a few people you may know.

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http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/1003885/17-phrases-youre-probably-saying-wrong