Jeremy Thompson

Author: Jeremy

  • Video Illustration for Psalm 124

    Psalm 124:7 “We escaped with our lives like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare was broken and we escaped.” Thought he had one … but it got away.

  • Ratio and the Flavor Bible

    Anyone who follows me on Twitter or FaceBook may know by now that I love to cook.  I’m not very artistic.  But, cooking for me has become an outlet for creativity (as well as for spending time with my 5 year old who loves to help me knead dough).  This is a somewhat new development…

  • Mark Goodacre on Comedy in the Gospels

    HERE is an interesting post by Mark Goodacre on humor in the Gospels and how it is often lost on modern readers who do not know how the audience reacted.  If nothing else, I think at least one sentence in the post is quotable, and I will try to remember.  Mark states: Unfortunately, the narrator…

  • John Hobbins on Prayer According to the Psalms

    Been slacking on my link posts lately.  But, it’s been a busy month at work.  At any rate, HERE is a post worth a link.  John Hobbins offers a few thoughts on prayer according to the Psalms.  In it he notes that God desires both reverence and honesty in prayer.  Many feel like to be…

  • Isaiah 53:11 – An Important Textual Variant

    The Old Testament lectionary reading for yesterday was Isaiah 53:10-11.  Verse 11 contains an interesting textual variant revolving around whether or not the word “light” is a part of the text.  It is one of those text critical issues where it really is a tough call.  An older manuscript contains the word light; however, the…

  • So This Idiot Judge is in My Home Parish

    So, I just realized this idiot judge who would not marry an interracial couple is in my hometown.  And, according to Jim West I should stand in front of his office with a sign and demand his resignation.  Chances are he won’t be in tomorrow though.  And, chances are I won’t be able to get…

  • Features I'm Liking on My Refurb Kindle

    So, I’ve had my refurbished Kindle for about two days now.  As I said in my previous post, I really don’t see any difference between it and the brand new item.  I thought I’d write about some of the things I’m liking so far.  Many of these will be under the menu function when reading…

  • 4 Reasons Hebrew is Better Than Greek

    Before I give the impression that this matter is open to debate, rest assured it is not.  I am only supplying four reasons why Hebrew is better than Greek; there are a myriad of reasons.  Some might even argue that it makes no sense to call one language “better” than another.  I disagree.  This type…

  • Reiterating a Point about Faith and Works

    The other day I posted a thought about the relationship between faith and works.  I’ll repeat it again here: It is one thing to say that the Bible teaches that justification is by faith alone or begins with faith and continues through works.  And, it is quite another thing to say that a person must…

  • Kindle Text to Speech Not Like an Audiobook

    Now, that I have my new Kindle, I can say with certainty that Kindle’s text to speech is not like an audiobook.  It is like text to speech on a computer screen.  I with almost absolute certainty suspected that coming in, but it makes it all the more difficult to understand why some publishers spoke…