Logocentric (adj).Regarding words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality (especially applied as a negative term to traditional Western thought by postmodernist critics).
Sometimes I just write whatever I feel like. Other times I respond to prompts, many taken from the following places:
I have always enjoyed the longer distance running and skiing. The Marathon in Summer Olympics and the 50km Mass Start in the Winter. My wife can't understand how I can watch the same race for several hours. But they are fascinating to me. I like the Downhill Slalom, Bobsled and Luge sports. Attending a Winter Olympics remains on my bucket list.
My favorite sporting events in the Winter Olympics are the Luge, Bobsled, Figure Skating and curling. Initially, I thought I would be bored with curling but I'm not. It's fascinating how they determine each glide's angle and potential score.
When my children were younger we built them a luge course, they loved it. We were lucky that winter to have lots of snow to build up the walls and with some help with pallets that we covered with snow, it kept them and the neighborhood kids busy until it warmed up and melted. I was a lot more at ease with the luge course than I was when they decided to try arial jumps off our house roof. Never a dull moment when you live in Maine.
I am reading ESV through the Bible this time. Like you, I've explored a bunch of translations. My church uses NIV but my women's Bible study group (part of the same church) varies based on what Bible study we're doing.
Hope you enjoy the Olympics! I agree that the every four year thing makes them feel more special.
I read the New American Bible, which is a Catholic Bible. (NABRE) They include Tobit, Judith, 1 & 2 Maccabees, which generally aren't included in other versions of the Bible. I would be curious to read an orthodox bible or the Ethiopian Bible as I hear they have differences as well.
As for the Olympics, I love the Winter Olympics. I'm just crossing my fingers I have time to watch!
In terms of the original texts the NASB has the best reputation among conservative scholars. It looks at more translations, has a sensible hierarchy of text selection and the best principles for approaching the translation task. It favors original texts when possible. The ESV and NKJV are on a similar level. The Net Bible gives the best overview of the discussions in its commentary. The NIV renders the original text to make it more readable. It is a more functional text which is why many churches use it but it is also less precise. Greek or Russian orthodox are more Septuagint orientated and there is a considerable amount of ethical or emotional rendering to the text.The disadvantage of the NASB is that it loses much of the Hebrew poetical style in its effort to be precise as this does not translate into the English
I'm very fortunate to have met some practicing and humble Christians. Truly humble people seek to serve, not attain power and influence. The actions of many Christians make me run the opposite way... as fast as I can.
In his book, Sit, Walk, Stand, Watchman Nee states: "Nothing has done greater damage to our Christian testimony than our trying to be right and demanding right of others. We become preoccupied with what is and what is not right. We ask ourselves,' Have we been justly or unjustly treated?' and we think thus to vindicate our actions. But that is not our standard. The whole question for us is one of crossbearing".
Jeff, this is an excellent book. Perhaps one for your reading list?
"Blog Harbor" PROMPT (DAY 29): Genres and reading choices. How often, if at all, you choose to go out of the borders of your reading preferences and give a chance to a genre you usually don't find appealing? Do you read all sort of books of all sort of genres or you usually stick to one type? Additionally to this question, I have found a quiz that will show you your reader's personality. Take the test and tell me which one you got https://abookandahug.com/reader-types/
My reading preferences are definitely varied and widespread. I get bored if I read one type of thing for too long and often move from genre to genre as I find things to read. For example, the 34 books I've read so far in 2018 include science fiction/fantasy (13), mystery/thriller (11), nonfiction (7), action/adventure (2), and classics (1). By the time I get to the end of the year, I'll probably add books in at least two or three more genres, and the nonfiction category alone will probably add some additional subcategories to the ones I've already been reading in.
It probably shouldn't be any surprise, then, that when I took this "Reader Type" quiz, my results were pretty evenly balanced. I am equal parts The Investigator, The Champion, and The Jokester (I literally got the same scores for all three categories), and only slightly less for The Team Player. I think it's an odd breakdown of reader types, but every time I take one of these online tests to evaluate what "type" of something I am, I almost always end up as a blend of the different types rather than distinctly one of them.
As far as going outside my reading preferences, since I like so many different types of stories, it's hard to go outside those borders. I suppose the only major genres that I don't read with any degree of regularity are romance/erotica, literary fiction, and western. I'll read maybe a handful of books in those genres over the course of a year, when a particular story stands out, or a friend recommends a specific title. Generally speaking, though, I tend to not be as interested in those stories as ones in the other genres I've listed above.
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