MaustsOnToast

getting it done while having fun

  • Bible Translation is a Social Justice Issue

    1 minute

    A pastor blogs about hearing Eddie Arthur, Executive Director of Wycliffe UK, speak about Bible translation: Eddie talked about the fact that nearly 340 million have no access to the Bible. He said many have said this isn’t a big deal considering there are 6 billion people that in the world. But, most of those 340 […]

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  • The Prayers of God’s People Will Mess You Up

    2 minutes

    I was not prepared for the beautiful, powerful prayers of God’s people at Union Missionary Baptist Church. We went last night to cast a vision for what God is doing through Bible translation to bring his message of hope and redemption to Bibleless communities all over the world, but we left having caught a vision […]

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  • A Christological Reading of the Parable of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl (Matthew 13:44-46)

    3 minutes

    The parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl found in Matthew 13:44-46 are assumed to be so easily understood that arguments in favor of a particular interpretation are rarely given. Jeff Gibbs in his commentary on Matthew in the Concordia series, however, challenges the “traditional discipleship reading” of these parables and argues persuasively for a […]

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  • Poppy Loves Kipper

    1 minute

    Emily recently mentioned on Facebook that Poppy loves watching Kipper. We catch her giggling and laughing out loud. I finally managed to catch her on video. Allow me to set the scene up for you. Kipper’s been treasure hunting all day but grows weary because he’s not found any treasure…yet. He and his friend Tiger […]

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