Monday, April 11, 2011

Friday, April 8, 2011

Marry Me Everyday

Today my wife and I celebrate 12,053 days (33 years) of marriage, and I am happy for every one of them.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

What is the Nature of Hell?

A brief discussion by N. T. Wright on the nature of hell and why what we do in this life matters.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Parousia and Our Citizenship in Heaven

Interesting, especially in regard to "parousia" (the Second Coming of King Jesus the Messiah) and our "citizenship" in heaven.


Thursday, March 31, 2011

Listening at the Cross

This is the music of my brother, Gary Doles, and the artwork of his wife, Jan Richardson, for a wonderful Lenten reflection. The song is called, "This Crown of Thorns."

Friday, March 4, 2011

Faith Cloud

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A word cloud of Hebrews 11 ~ the Hall of Fame of Faith.

Monday, February 28, 2011

The Love Cloud

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A word cloud of 1 Corinthians 13, a.k.a. "The Love Chapter."

Saturday, February 26, 2011

In the Beginning, Again

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A word cloud of John 1:1-18

In the Beginning

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A word cloud of Genesis 1.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Colossians Word Cloud

This week, at our weekly Bible study, we are beginning a study of Paul's Letter to the Colossians. Here is a word cloud I just made. Words that appear more frequently are larger.

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Here is what the Colossians cloud looks like from the Greek text

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Saturday, February 12, 2011

The Sermon of Heaven on Earth

This word cloud is generated on the text of the Sermon on the Mount (I call it the Sermon of Heaven on Earth). The words that are most prominent are the words that are most frequently used. For example, notice here: Father, heaven, whoever, kingdom, blessed.

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Friday, February 11, 2011

Walking Barefoot

Here is a word cloud generated from my book, Walking Barefoot: Living in Prayer, Faith and the Power of God. What is interesting about word clouds is that they are generated according to word frequency in a document. Words that occur more frequently appear larger in the cloud.


There is an interesting effect that occurs here with red, blue and green on a field of black. The red stands off the page a little bit. Click the image above for to see this more prominently.

Praying With Fire

Here is a word cloud generated from my book, Praying With Fire: Living in Prayer, Faith and the Power of God. What is interesting about word clouds is that they are generated according to word frequency in a document. Words that occur more frequently appear larger in the cloud.


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Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth

This is a word cloud I created for my book, The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth: Keys to the Kingdom of God in the Gospel of Matthew. What is interesting about word clouds is that they are generated according to word frequency in a document. Words that occur more frequently appear larger in the cloud.