Sun and Shield: charity

Musings on science, the Bible, and fantastic literature (and sometimes basketball and other stuff).
God speaks to us through the Bible and the findings of science, and we should listen to both types of revelation.
The title is from Psalm 84:11.
The Wikipedia is usually a pretty good reference. I mostly use the World English Bible (WEB), because it is public domain. I am grateful.

Showing posts with label charity. Show all posts

Showing posts with label charity. Show all posts

Friday, December 11, 2015

"Poor" in the New Testament

What does the New Testament have to say about the poor? Below is the result of a search. I used the ESV for the search, but the scripture qu...

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 33

Charity is a paradox, like modesty and courage. Stated baldly, charity certainly means one of two things—pardoning unpardonable acts, ...

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Sunspots 521

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: The Arts: Left Behind is going to be avai...

Thursday, April 03, 2014

Televangelists and how much they get paid

National Public Radio reported , yesterday and on April 1st (the link is to the combined report) about how some of the largest Christian ent...

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Psalm 72 on government assistance to the poor

Psalm 72 : 1 God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son. 2 He will judge your people with righteousness, ...

Sunday, April 11, 2010

How to treat aliens

I have been enjoying the Bible Search on-line tool from the American Bible Society, which allows me to search for a word in nine versions...

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Martin LaBar: I have retired from teaching science at Southern Wesleyan University. That's my wife with me in the picture.

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