Just for kicks, one of these days I want to do a deep study on the word “pity” in the Bible. Just for Mr. T’s sake. For now, here is the frequency at which the word “pity” appears in various translations of the Bible: 30 times: KJV 33 times: NKVJ 43 times: NIV 41 times: ESV 28 times: NASB… Read the rest

His thoughts in text form: Have you ever noticed that phrase people often say after disasters, “Our thoughts and prayers are with you?? I wonder sometimes what really are their Thoughts? And why don’t they pray? Maybe they don’t have Enough Time?… Read the rest

At the start of every?year, each person in my Bible study group sets goals for the year. We use the Personal Growth Plan (pdf) provided by Park Community Church’s small groups curriculum. Spiritual goals are an odd thing for me. I’ve blogged about my struggle with the concept at length a few years ago.… Read the rest

It’s pretty cool to see that my Pinterest board of Jesus’ baptism is seeing some traffic. Back in 2013, I created a board to collect together interpretations of Jesus’s baptism. This board is seeing more traffic due to Jesus’ baptism being covered in January by most churches that use the lectionary schedule.… Read the rest

How many verses are in the New Testament??Oddly, there isn’t a definitive answer online about how many verses are in the ESV New Testament. Catholic-Resources.org says there are 7956 verses. But that’s based on the NJB version. This same page lists the number of verses for various versions: 7957: NAB 7957: KJV 7957: REB 7957: NIV 7958: RSV 7957: NRSV The ESV is missing from this list.… Read the rest