From The Restory - Conversations On The Journey (47)

The Bible - Thoroughly Human

The Conversation

Elements From The Conversation

“I know that the Bible is a special kind of book,
but I find it as seductive as any other.
If I am not careful, I can begin to mistake the words on the page
for the realities they describe.
I can begin to love the dried ink marks on the page more
than I love the encounters that gave rise to them.
If I am not careful,
I can decide that I am really much happier reading my Bible
than I am entering into what God is doing in my own time and place,
since shutting the book to go outside will involve the very great risk
of taking part in stories that are still taking shape.
Neither I nor anyone else knows how these stories will turn out,
since at this point they involve more blood than ink.
The whole purpose of the Bible, it seems to me,
is to convince people to set the written word down
in order to become living words in the world for God's sake.
For me, this willing conversion of ink back to blood
is the full substance of faith.”

Barbara Brown Taylor

Part of the Isaiah Scroll of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

(Date: Between 300 BC - 50 AD)

A Papyrus Codex with Luke 16:9-21

(Date: Early 3rd century)

Music

With our love and wishing that life in all her beauty will announce herself to you.

George & Matilda

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Die Week Na 'n Dood Sebastien op sy gelukkigste - by water, besig om vis te vang Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek Musiek Sebastien het altyd gesê, "I like old music.' Hy het. Billy Joel se Piano Man was vir baie lank die ringtone op sy foon. Dat ons só gelukkig kan wees, dankie Sebas. George & Matilda

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'n Duisend Hande Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek ~ ❖ ~ "Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative [or creation] there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would otherwise never have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man would have believed would have come his way." W.H. Murray, Skotse ontdekkingsreisiger ~ ❖ ~ Cause of Death Uitstalling Ariana in vervoering Musiek Wanneer jy dinge nie so krampagtig probeer beheer nie, jou oorgee aan die vloei van gebeure en oop is vir die onverwagte, kan jy saam met Ian McKellen sing. Ian McKellen gee nie om saam met wie hy sing nie, solank hy dit net kan doen.

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