mike@mikelilley.com The NASB 1977 is the original version preceding the NASB 1995 and NASB 2020 updates. It uses a very traditional style of old English that includes vocabulary, such as “thee,” “thy,” and “thou.”
This volume has one fatal flaw that keeps me from reading it on a regular basis – observe how the biblical text dives into the gutter and you have to crack the spin on the page you are reading to get a view of the text.
The New Revised Standard Version is a truly ecumenical translation of the Bible, produced with the involvement of Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and Jewish scholars. Launched in 1989, it is also one of the most accurate and authoritative translations of the Bible available. Cambridge’s NRSV Reference Edition includes the Apocryphal/ Deuterocanonical books, the comprehensive cross-references that serious readers require, a full glossary and 15 maps. The pages of the Bible have gilt edges and are bound in handsome French Morocco leather with two ribbon markers and a presentation page.
George Soros’ Open Society Foundations will lay off at least 40% of its staff one month after the 92-year-old announced he handed the reins of the multi-billion-dollar foundation to his son, Alexander Soros.
The job cuts were announced in a statement signed by Alexander Soros and the foundation’s president, Mark Malloch-Brown. It said the foundation would undergo “significant changes” to its operating model.
“Through this new model, the Board aims to transform operations across the global network, with the goal of generating a nimbler organization better able to build on past achievements and confront urgent and emerging challenges,” the statement said.
[From Catholic Bible Press Website] This gorgeous, one-of-a-kind Bible from Catholic Bible Press contains over 500 illustrations from a Bible printed by 16th-century Venetians, who specialized in exquisite woodcuts.
Experience the Scriptures in an exciting way with this gorgeous, one-of-a-kind Bible from Catholic Bible Press. Printed in the elegant and exclusive Catholic Comfort Print and featuring 513 exquisite woodcut illustrations originally printed in a 16th-century Venetian Bible, this volume will freshly inspire you and inform your faith. Each art rendering in this devotional Bible is linked to a passage of Scripture to guide your reflection.
Printed in the popular and trusted New Revised Standard Version, this Bible contains the complete Catholic canon printed on single-column pages for easy reading. About the NRSV: Renowned for its balance of scholarship and readability, the NRSV is a trustworthy translation appropriate for personal spiritual formation and in the academy.
This Catholic Edition of the NRSV bears the imprimatur of the Roman Catholic Church and is approved for private use and study by the Catholic faithful. Pope Francis has said of the Bible, “Take it, carry it with you and read it every day: It is Jesus himself speaking to you in it!” Angelus, St. Peter’s Square, April 6, 2014 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used by permission. Features include:
The Church of England has appointed its first transgender archdeacon.
Rev Canon Rachel Mann has been made Archdeacon of Bolton and Salford, having ministered in the Diocese of Manchester for the last 18 years.
Canon Rachel who is also an author and radio commentator, served her curacy at St Matthew’s Church, Stretford before taking on the role of Priest-in-Charge and later Rector at the Church of St Nicholas, Burnage. In June 2021, she left St Nicholas Burnage to take on her current role of Area Dean of Bury and Rossendale.
The archbishop of Canterbury has written to Ugandan Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba to express his “grief and dismay” at the Church of Uganda’s support of the African country’s anti-LGBT law. “Within the Anglican Communion we continue to disagree over matters of sexuality, but in our commitment to God-given human dignity we must be united,” Justin Welby … Read more
The leaders of Anglican churches in some developing countries, including South Sudan, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have said they no longer recognise Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, as the head of the global church.
Their decision stems from the decision this month of the Church of England’s governing body, the General Synod, to allow clergy to bless couples in same-sex marriages.
The conservative Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA), which claims to speak for 75% of Anglicans worldwide, said in a statement on Monday that the C of E had “departed from the historic faith” and disqualified itself as the “mother church” of the Anglican communion.
TIP’S – To Insure Prompt Service, whodathunk? Snopes says FALSE, but I like it anyway.
A lot of people, including many Christians, are confused about whether Christians should live by the 10 Commandments. There should be no confusion.
When God made a covenant with Israel in Exodus 20, the only people involved were Israelites and those who chose to live with them. This covenant, including the 10 Commandments, never applied to anyone else… ever. Christians were never under the Mosaic Law.
On the evening before His crucifixion, Jesus Christ gave a lengthy private teaching to His disciples. This discourse in the upper room takes place right after the Lord’s announcement that one of the disciples will betray him and Judas leaves the room. As part of the instruction, Jesus says, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15, ESV). The unmistakable meaning of the passage is that obedience to Christ’s commandments is both a sign and a test of our love for Him.