tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post4833809865777123497..comments2024-01-11T10:58:30.769-05:00Comments on Jesus community: keep learningTed M. Gossardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-92051552549475201402008-06-29T20:46:00.001-04:002008-06-29T20:46:00.001-04:00And thanks, Andrew.And thanks, Andrew.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-73711990426450379772008-06-29T20:46:00.000-04:002008-06-29T20:46:00.000-04:00Andrew,It's been awhile, but I think I've heard th...Andrew,<BR/>It's been awhile, but I think I've heard the same, yet can't verify it by my BDB Hebrew-Aramaic Lexicon. It just says "(soliloquize) meditate, muse." Can't at the moment find verification for the chewing as a cow chews its cud, but I've heard that before regarding that word as well. Probably the case, though some definitions like that which are promulgated are not necessarily so, of course.<BR/><BR/>This is most certainly an ongoing and dynamic endeavor, one we should always be doing. And for me that means in more bite-sized pieces. Before I was trying to take in too big of chunks. Glad now I've been through Scripture probably a good number of times I'm guessing, but I'm benefiting now from taking it in slower and trying to major on that for now. But we need to see the parts in relation the the whole, and to keep pondering everything.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-31955533105950004052008-06-29T19:09:00.000-04:002008-06-29T19:09:00.000-04:00This morning I read in Joshua 1:8, "Do not let thi...This morning I read in Joshua 1:8, "Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful." Of course, for us now in the new covenant, this prosperity isn't necessarily in material wealth and recognition, but in relational riches with our heavenly Father and with others.<BR/><BR/>But what I actually thought was interesting is the Hebrew word for "meditate." I've heard that it literally means "to chew," as a cow chews its cud. (Can you confirm this?) This sure lends a little color to not letting the Book depart from our mouths!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215174193221101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-41188826983923490632008-06-28T17:37:00.000-04:002008-06-28T17:37:00.000-04:00Paul,Thanks much! I know two people- one in his mi...Paul,<BR/>Thanks much! I know two people- one in his mid-sixties and another in his seventies, and another comes to mind somewhat older than I, and other men and women like them- they're a joy to be around and listen to.<BR/><BR/>I also think of Paul in 2 Timothy who was still wanting the books and parchments- soon before his death, always seeking to learn more and grow in all of life in his walk in Christ.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-39450536642002194622008-06-28T17:05:00.000-04:002008-06-28T17:05:00.000-04:00The greatest teachers are also the greatest studen...The greatest teachers are also the greatest students, and learning is a lifelong endeavor.<BR/><BR/>thanks for the reminder on that importance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-62685106519076594482008-06-28T14:36:00.000-04:002008-06-28T14:36:00.000-04:00Rachel,Your sons are blessed!Yes, it's wonderful t...Rachel,<BR/>Your sons are blessed!<BR/><BR/>Yes, it's wonderful to read and keep reading. <BR/><BR/>As to the Word becoming flesh, I'm rusty at best on the origin of the word logos, though it is Greek and thus surely has some ties into the Greek culture of Jesus' day when truth or at least ideas were big in the philosophical endeavor important in that time (and any time, in a sense).<BR/><BR/>It is also rooted in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament as the Word from God which created all things in the beginning (Genesis 1; Colossians 1), becomes human in the Son.<BR/><BR/>Words can be easily discounted in this modern/postmodern era and they have their limitations and difficulties as does all of human life. But God chose to communicate to us his word through human words in Scripture and God then becomes in Person the final Word to us in the Son- Jesus. And the Word by which we live, even through the word of God, Scripture.<BR/><BR/>I wish I was better versed in this, but that's the best answer I can give you now. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logos" REL="nofollow">Here's</A> some information on <EM>logos</EM>.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-24884413157506836072008-06-28T14:16:00.000-04:002008-06-28T14:16:00.000-04:00Amen! It is so important to teach a love a readin...Amen! It is so important to teach a love a reading to children, and I think that is one of my proudest accomplishments as a mother; my sons love to read. <BR/>Ted, you exactly described what I am trying to teach my sons about the bible; "It is a book that is interactive with its Author, the Author is alive." <BR/>I also have my list of books to read "someday" and I usually have a book going, or maybe two, that I am currently reading.<BR/>I just love words, and I have always marveled at and bein amazed that Jesus is called the "Living Word", "Word made flesh", etc. How did that come about?Rachel Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422752225793715728noreply@blogger.com