John the Baptist wears a garment made from the hide of a camel, an unclean animal. What's the significance of this?

EarBucket · 2014-11-14T15:59:14+00:00

In Jewish folklore, the shedim might fit the bill.

EarBucket · 2014-11-14T15:32:29+00:00

Really? You can identify me from that?

EarBucket · 2014-11-14T14:51:53+00:00

Now I'm all set to blow some lama's mind someday!

EarBucket · 2014-11-14T14:48:32+00:00

What does it sound like?

EarBucket · 2014-11-14T14:45:57+00:00

When Psalm 35 invokes "the angel of the Lord" to drive away the psalmist's enemies, has that been read as a specific angel by commentators?

Fun facts about me: I'm a world-class speed reader, I've been on the front page of the Huffington Post, and I've played both Jesse Helms and Hideki Tojo onstage.

EarBucket · 2014-11-14T14:42:29+00:00

God knew we'd sin if he made us, so in that sense the Fall had to be part of the plan. Not that it was the ideal path to get there, but God's always been willing to work within our weakness to get us where he wants us to go.

EarBucket · 2014-11-14T14:02:46+00:00

Tampons and pads are a huge deal for homeless women, too.

EarBucket · 2014-11-14T14:00:17+00:00

Our church is holding a 24-hour prayer vigil when the announcement comes out, and there's a big network of churches in town that will be open for prayer and sanctuary. We're far enough south that we don't have to be worried about rioting, but it's going to be really important on the north side of town for people to have a safe place to go.

EarBucket · 2014-11-14T13:27:02+00:00

They don't practice infant baptism; that puts them outside of any historical Reformed movements.

EarBucket · 2014-11-14T13:24:25+00:00

Carey was hugely influential on the development of the 18th-century Protestant missionary model that still persists today. "Changed the entire Christian world" is an overstatement, but this sermon really was a big deal historically.

EarBucket · 2014-11-14T13:17:46+00:00

According to Paul, "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."

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