“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”
John 1:1

Some have made the argument that the greek word λογος (logos, “word”) in the opening verses of John’s Gospel should be better translated as “logic.” Gordon H. Clark, Christian theologian and philosopher, once wrote “Any translation of John 1:1 that obscures this emphasis on mind or reason is a bad translation. And if anyone complains that the idea of ratio or debate obscures the personality of the second person of the Trinity, he should alter his concept of personality. In the beginning, then, was Logic.”

However, this hardly follows. Why should we assume that a translation is faulty, or outright wrong, for using “word” over “logic?” Presuppositions notwithstanding, I see no reason why every English translation that has been used by the Church since TyndalWycliffe has been a wrong translation. In fact, I believe the context of 1)the prologue (verses 1-14) of John, and 2) the Gospel of John en toto suggests that our translations have it correct.
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Growing up in small-town West Virginia, I was very distrustful of the modern city. I had my trees, my mountains and rivers, and I liked them. I still like them. Honestly, I love them. For the longest time, however, I thought that to love the city was to forsake my first true love. After spending the past year in Louisville, Ky, which has the population of roughly one-half of my home state in its “metro area,” I’ve come to realize just how absolutely wrong I was. It’s been showing just how wrong I’ve been about a few things, actually.
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Subtitle: From seemingly insignificant beginnings to unimaginable endings.

Jesus’s preaching on the Kingdom of God was absolutely surprising to the original audience. Many of his parables were such that they taught about some aspect of the Kingdom that was against the common conception of what the Kingdom was supposed to look like. In this brief series, I will be looking at some of those misconceptions.
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Hey guys, I just want to let everyone in Louisville know that Sojourn’s own Lindsey Blair, Bobby Gilles, and Tessa Janes will be reading from their new book Pastor Daddy at Southern Seminary’s campus Lifeway Store.

The book, Pastor Daddy “is a great introduction to the practice of family worship and how the church and the home are interrelated. The authors alternate between church and home and show how each element of worship (outside of baptism and the Lord’s Supper) can be done at home through family worship.” [from a review by Terry Delaney].

You can check it out Friday, August 29th at 10:00 am.

Christianaudio.com is offering Augustine’s Confessions as this month’s free book. In order to receive it, just “purchase” it as normal, and enter AUG2008 as the coupon code. Enjoy

P.S. The site will say JUL2008, but it doesn’t work. I tried just in case.