Pope Francis and The Lord's Prayer: Daniel B. Wallace's Assessment of that Critique

Recently, Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church made a statement about one phrase in what is commonly known as "The Lord's Prayer."  He felt that the translation "Lead us not into temptation" was not a good idea, and suggested another wording, since it might sound as if God were trying to get people into evil.

Daniel B. Wallace, Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies with a BA, Biola University, 1975; ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1979; PhD, 1995, very well known in the biblical translation world, and extremely schooled in the many nuances of translations, has written an article which examines this controversy, and, although rather technical in parts, brings out ideas we may not have considered, especially one relating to the context in which "The Lord's Prayer" was given.  Even if you skip the technical details, the last few paragraphs would be very interesting to ponder, as well as the first few.  The link is below:

Daniel B. Wallace on Pope Francis and "The Lord's Prayer"

Free Christian Resources for Kids and Others in Trauma

David C. Cook Publishing Company, which may be familiar to you because of their Sunday School and other written materials, has some free resources for kids and other going through various types of trauma, such as rape and extreme weather.   If you click on the following link, then scroll down a bit to the last half of the page, you will find various FREE resources that you can get.  Here is the link:

Link to Free Resources for Kids and Others in Trauma

I Don't Want a Theological Degree -- I Just Want to Study

Hi!   Maybe you like studying at a theoretical level in theology.  Perhaps, though, like many, you really don't wish to get a theology degree.  You just want to study with people in those fields.   Well, there is an interesting answer for you.

Tyndale Theological Seminary and Biblical Institute, in the United States (not to be confused with the one of a similar name in Canada), has a web application that allows you free access to their courses -- the same ones offered on their campus -- with no requirement for essays or tests.  They only require you to register.

Here is a quotation from their website:

It is the policy of Tyndale Theological Seminary & Biblical Institute to actively support equality of opportunity for all persons, and not to discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national and ethnic origin, handicap, veteran status, in the administration of admission, and educational policies of scholarship, and other school-administered programs. Applicants denied admission are permitted to re-apply after waiting one calendar year.

The Open Campus is completely free.
Students using the Open Campus are not obliged to submit any academic assignments.

If you would like to look into this, here is the link:

Tyndale OPEN CAMPUS information and application form

Testimony from Iran, and, Later, from Turkey

Here is another story, a little different from the last post, which I do believe you will also enjoy!

ISLAMIC SCHOLAR testimony

Testimony from Beirut, Lebanon, and Later, from Tyre -- Pastor Mohammed

Here is a story that I think you will enjoy.  It is at the following link:

Pastor Mohammed

John Lennox: I Believe in God -- Oxford Union Address

This is a question that comes to each of us.  A scientist that you might know, John Lennox, engages this question in a lecture at this link:

John Lennox discusses his belief in God

It may be interesting to you, although it does not determine the quality of the discussion, that Professor Lennox is not a person unaquainted with all of the reasons for atheism or for agnosticism.  He, in fact, is known for some of his debates with men such as Richard Dawkins.  

If you are interested in his credentials in the academic world, here is a quote from his blog:

John Lennox is Professor of Mathematics (emeritus) at the University of Oxford and Fellow in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College, Oxford. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Said Business School, Oxford University, and teaches for the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme. In addition, he is an Adjunct Lecturer at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University, and at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, as well as being a Senior Fellow of the Trinity Forum.

I hope you enjoy this lecture!