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  1. Jim B

    Peace with God through Jesus Christ

    As each day dawns and continues into night I am actively thankful that I have peace with God through Jesus Christ. For the first thirty-four years of my life I had many struggles with my spirituality. Born a Jew, I was Bar Mitzvah at age 13, but my unhappy life didn't change in the slightest...
  2. Jim B

    Watering the garden

    I was reading the Bible this morning and thinking about just why I read it more than any other writings -- by far. I read Scripture every day because it fills me spiritually. Then I came up with this comparison: it is like watering a garden. Every time I read God's word it nourishes me...
  3. Jim B

    The phoniness of Catholicism

    I have participated in many discussions about the beliefs of Catholics and frankly, have been very distressed about their unScriptural beliefs. The Bible in general, and the New Testament in particular, are about God's interactions with people and His covenants with them, resulting in the New...
  4. Jim B

    Jesus' baptism isn't in the Gospel of John

    It never ceases to amaze me that every time I read the Bible God shows me something I haven't noticed before. Reading John's Gospel I noticed that Jesus' baptism in/by water is not mentioned! John 1:29-39, "On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God who...
  5. Jim B

    Which translation do you think is the best English translation?

    This is a spin-off from another thread that concerns an update of the KJV, the subject of which has been polluted by KJVOs. There is a plethora of English translations available today, ranging from those which tend toward a word-for-word rendition to those which are clearly paraphrases. Of...
  6. Jim B

    Baptisms invalidated -- oh my!

    Thousands Of Baptisms Invalidated After Priest Accidentally Used The Wrong Word | HuffPost Latest News Can you possibly imagine the harm done by the priest using a single wrong word in the ritual? Seriously, many thousands of baptisms may be invalid because the guy used an incorrect pronoun...