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I was wondering what are some recommendations for good bible study resources? I recently got a Matthew Henry's Commentary and am finding it very rich and helpful. I have enjoyed using a Strong's Concordance for a while which is also enjoyable. When I look in the Vine's Complete Expository Dictionar...

mike wrote:One resource that I like to use if I'm going to teach through an entire book of the Bible is IVP's Bible Background Commentary.

I love that, it's usually quick to read and gives most of the relevant cultural information you really need to know.

mike wrote:Very interesting. So is this organization specific to your area?

They have organizations like this all over the country, and they are quietly helping resettle refugees. Most of them are faith based. We did an orientation about six weeks ago and are forming a group now.

What i meant with "the new normal," in response to Robert's words above (i used a :?: to point out) .. was, i question, now with 24-7 hype-(not news ) whether folks will be allowed to return to their everyday lives-work-school? when so many, instead, commit all that time to destruction, r...

My wife and I have recently become involved with this group together with other members of our church:

http://worldreliefdurham.org/

Please pray that we will continue to be able to serve refugees under the new administration.

temporal1 wrote:Prayers need to become fervent prayers.

Amen. Prayers for our country are really important right now. If we keep going down the path of more division and more hostility, it's not going to be good.

Many are invested in ensuring destructive division as a new normal. :-| New? I don't think so. Destructive division has been at the heart of the culture wars for a long time. We had the same declarations of enmity when Obama was elected. In fact, Trump was a major voice in this, claiming that Obama...

It's really good to see you here.

Just found this article on the topic:

"Acceptable" Sins - The Things We Accept, But God Forbids

Not much point in continuing here, but I suspect it might be useful to explore what the Bible says about slander together. Anyone who wants can participate in that thread and we can discuss how to apply it to our lives: http://forum.mennonet.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=69 I'll continue to take a wai...