tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post4212978186464678715..comments2023-09-30T05:42:51.940-04:00Comments on BLOGINTHENOW: MkITN IVBishop Jim Swilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-65769693372476127902009-05-31T15:44:52.078-04:002009-05-31T15:44:52.078-04:00OH MY GOD IS GREAT. AMEN, AMEN, AND AMEN!!!!! You...OH MY GOD IS GREAT. AMEN, AMEN, AND AMEN!!!!! Your sermon,service was totally awesome, I believe it was one if not your best. OMG, The way you tied it ALL IN. The Tree of Life and The Tree of Good and Evil, How God saw us, How he sees us now, First Adam , Second Adam. The Power of the Blood. Wow, Wow, Wow, I want to see myself and others as God sees us. My prayer life will never be the same. GREATER WORKS ARE YET TO COME IN THIS CITY! IN THIS NATION, IN THIS WORLD. BISHOP YOU ROCK. <br /> You have told us all this before, but never like this and it ALL CLICKED, IT ALL FELL INTO PLACE IN MY SPIRIT. I just can't stop thinking OMG. FYI, I tried to twitter but could not figure it out. <br />!!!!The CORN IS IN CONYERS!!!!!!!!<br /> God Bless YOU, Love, Peace, Favor, Greater Works, Pamela T (Spencer's MOM, LOL - NO vocals) here)Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911159029809033239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-75438299022780148302009-05-29T22:20:47.184-04:002009-05-29T22:20:47.184-04:00Thank you, and you're welcome, Bish.
According...Thank you, and you're welcome, Bish. <br /><br />According to your words, so be it unto me. (let me always have the prophetic eye, let me always see things in the writing) And, not only me - my family line, too.)<br /><br />I add my enthusiastic agreement to all these encouraging posts. I identify with what PM shared about having a changed attitude towards the Bible; not negatively - just differently. <br /><br />When the Word is available in a fresh, new context, as it is here, who would choose to go back to form without power? <br /><br />Sanctuary much.Izumi/JOYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-20868511032753080142009-05-29T16:17:49.761-04:002009-05-29T16:17:49.761-04:00Pa rum pah pah pum...Pa rum pah pah pum...P. Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07911705708237881621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-72012268475387369652009-05-29T16:09:27.270-04:002009-05-29T16:09:27.270-04:00And while I'm on the subject...SOZ, I don't know i...And while I'm on the subject...SOZ, I don't know if you're here every day, but when I was writing that to Peacemaker, it reminded me that a few weeks ago there were several comments you made...words in season that were more timely and needed than you could imagine...<br /><br />You definitely have an ability to speak life...Bishop Jim Swilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-85994272515255412182009-05-29T15:57:39.481-04:002009-05-29T15:57:39.481-04:00And Pastor Avery...I know you read this, and I wan...And Pastor Avery...I know you read this, and I want to tell you that your prompt and vigilant proofing of the writing is a gift...Bishop Jim Swilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-9123586348709938882009-05-29T15:55:25.007-04:002009-05-29T15:55:25.007-04:00Peacemaker...I don't think of you as a friend, any...Peacemaker...I don't think of you as a friend, any more...I know you'll understand what I mean by that...when I read words like you wrote here, I realize more than ever that the role you play in my life is that of a key and a touchstone...friends are great, and we all need them...but you're really not that for me...you're a prophetic point of reference, and have been for some time now...<br /><br />Some might think that the things you say about the writing is just flattery, but you and I both know that it's much more than that...<br /><br />Your words help keep me on track, and continually locate a better version of myself buried somewhere deep inside...<br /><br />A simple "thank you" is not enough...<br /><br />I don't even have a word for it...Bishop Jim Swilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-68109032371532798512009-05-29T15:46:31.795-04:002009-05-29T15:46:31.795-04:00NL...glad we smoked the peace pipe...your cry for ...NL...glad we smoked the peace pipe...your cry for help about feeding the kids gave me a chuckle...Bishop Jim Swilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-58123737426650231272009-05-29T15:45:15.490-04:002009-05-29T15:45:15.490-04:00Izumi/Joy...as always, you have the prophetic eye....Izumi/Joy...as always, you have the prophetic eye...you see things in the writing that I didn't even see...thanks...Bishop Jim Swilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-60595697929360891862009-05-29T15:44:00.790-04:002009-05-29T15:44:00.790-04:00Thanks, Donald...your insights are always importan...Thanks, Donald...your insights are always important to me...Bishop Jim Swilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-15032877586935068452009-05-29T15:43:13.140-04:002009-05-29T15:43:13.140-04:00Thanks, Avatar...the pics help, I think, on a coup...Thanks, Avatar...the pics help, I think, on a couple of levels...they break up the monotony of so much print on the screen, and also help convey the impact of the message...<br /><br />And I really liked the Peace, Be Still print, too, for the same reason...Bishop Jim Swilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-54662750278693710662009-05-29T15:39:46.680-04:002009-05-29T15:39:46.680-04:00You're a good dad, Karl...thanks for the comment.....You're a good dad, Karl...thanks for the comment...Bishop Jim Swilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-88367583902462004882009-05-29T15:38:56.115-04:002009-05-29T15:38:56.115-04:00I'm giving you a big cyber-hug right now, Anon@6:0...I'm giving you a big cyber-hug right now, Anon@6:02...Bishop Jim Swilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-52121234513533137072009-05-29T15:37:57.816-04:002009-05-29T15:37:57.816-04:00Thanks, Brenda...I know some of the revelation has...Thanks, Brenda...I know some of the revelation has stretched you, and I appreciate that you are open...<br /><br />Going from glory to glory theologically is always a challenge, but the end result is worth it...Bishop Jim Swilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-22979905449002794302009-05-29T15:35:51.222-04:002009-05-29T15:35:51.222-04:00Interesting observation, Anon1:33...Interesting observation, Anon1:33...Bishop Jim Swilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367155153494024919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-5730623464854729482009-05-29T10:08:16.250-04:002009-05-29T10:08:16.250-04:00PM, this rises in my spirit at the reading of your...PM, this rises in my spirit at the reading of your words: these things have not been revealed to you by man...Avatarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272707274578250714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-6744037965466669472009-05-29T09:59:06.594-04:002009-05-29T09:59:06.594-04:00I concur with GodWordnsprd from his Twitter tweet-...I concur with GodWordnsprd from his Twitter tweet--This a masterpiece. A truly masterful revealing of a story whose universal meaning has, for so long, been hidden by other translators in the box of one tradition.<br />I've said it before, but I'll say it again: you have transcended time and space with this paraphrase and tapped the conversation Jesus had with his friends(disciples). I'm certainly no scholar, but I've read enough translations, editions, versions, and paraphrases to comprehend the difference. I love the Bible, but as I have evolved spiritually, I have changed my attitude towards it. Not negatively, just different. Reading most versions I seem to be 'hear' the agenda each translator/translation is trying to convey and not just with the Judeo-Christian Scripture but other traditions scripture as well. JITN, MITN, and now, MkITN, as far as I can see, has no hidden agenda. It is what it is-- a very readable, simplistic, yet profound, deep, and universal, work. It's clear to see the 'time and effort' you have put into each one and it's equally as clear to see that you have done so without each verse screaming: "Jim Swilley wrote this". You seemed to have put ego aside (which, if I had written something this good, probably couldn’t have done) and allowed only the true essence of the Master Teacher as perceived by the original authors along with your prophetic insight and revealed the boldness, along the subtle loving nuances, within each one--verse by verse.<br />That is but a few things that make these works fresh, original, and true masterpieces.<br />It has already begun with the individuals who read this blog, but when these works are available to the masses, they will forever change the way the Gospels are perceived. They will be the flint that sparks a renewed interest in the teachings of Jesus on a global scale as revealed through the pureness of the universal Christ and not 'Christianity'. <br />Simply stated--they’re awesome!<br /><br />PMpeacemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05218430809432292994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-56006892795230738072009-05-29T08:34:46.066-04:002009-05-29T08:34:46.066-04:00v. 21 - "...like on a lampstand where everyon...v. 21 - "...like on a lampstand where everyone can benefit from its light." <br /><br />Here's what the subsequent verses illuminate for me: Jesus taught the disciples and the crowds about planting; where seeds fell. <br /><br />The fields were in earth. He mentioned several favorable growth conditions. All associated with earth's physical realm.<br /><br />The Word sowed words into the atmosphere - like His own birth & like the world's in Genesis. <br /><br />Because of the air's receptivity (v.27,28), notice what occurred ten verses later. <br /><br />v. 38. John 12:24 hadn't dawned on them, yet.<br /><br />v. 39 looks like the manifestation of the Lord's prayer. (on earth as it is in heaven)<br /><br />Peace!Izumi/JOYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-54266777772170741862009-05-29T08:28:49.319-04:002009-05-29T08:28:49.319-04:00I just posted in the Prayer Room.....W2o3RG. I fe...I just posted in the Prayer Room.....W2o3RG. I feel a nudge from the HS that it may be a word for someone, so please stop in and take a look. It's the 8:16am posting.<br /><br />Peace,<br />Northern LightNorthern Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807059316417009907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-5453092798243674022009-05-29T06:31:47.006-04:002009-05-29T06:31:47.006-04:00v.11. "illustrations without introspection......v.11. "illustrations without introspection...metaphors without meaning" - wow! I like that.<br /><br />38 & 39 - I like the duality of that word, "stern"- the after part of a vessel. Love how Jesus disappeared into it, re-emerging to order peace.Izumi/JOYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-7200556041765168932009-05-28T22:13:27.518-04:002009-05-28T22:13:27.518-04:0025. Let Me put it this way...to him who has will m...25. Let Me put it this way...to him who has will more be given...and from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away. Hear this only with your spiritual ear, and you will understand it."<br />I know that is what Jesus said, but how in the world do you take something from somebody who has nothing?<br />I guess it's sort of like what a guy told me one time. He said that he came into this world with nothing and he still had most of it.<br />But seriously, it's turning into a wonderful paraphrase Bishop. Keep it up!Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539338756284929311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-66975307008236740512009-05-28T19:52:22.087-04:002009-05-28T19:52:22.087-04:00Peace.
Although I haven't commented on having the...Peace.<br /><br />Although I haven't commented on having the pictures back in the ITN postings they've been a sight for sore eyes. Not required of course, but they are definitely the sprinkles on the sweet manna here...especially the tranquil sea of Peace today. There are some great works of art showing Jesus speaking to the angry sea...but there's something about this one, showing the RESULTS of his words that is very satisfying.<br /><br />Another body of water...speaking volumes to our souls. <br /><br />Thank you, Bishop for the many gifts you give us. May the Peace of this picture be multiplied to you and may the gifts you constantly give and have given be multiplied to you, may even the pressed down version <I>bowl you over</I> with the sheer magnitude of the things you have given without ever knowing.Avatarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272707274578250714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-28916345084382675592009-05-28T18:09:09.325-04:002009-05-28T18:09:09.325-04:00fun word ver: gistso
Trying to get things gistso,...fun word ver: gistso<br />Trying to get things gistso, ya' know like "just so".Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045858173370816554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-9319410564555869932009-05-28T18:07:24.776-04:002009-05-28T18:07:24.776-04:00ahhh yes Brenda...receive the "IMPLANTED" word. Ja...ahhh yes Brenda...receive the "IMPLANTED" word. James 1:21<br /><br />...everyone must be quick to HEAR-<br />James 1:19Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045858173370816554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-3921942957499092892009-05-28T18:02:34.134-04:002009-05-28T18:02:34.134-04:00One reason I'm liking these passages a lot is beca...One reason I'm liking these passages a lot is because I've recently been planting seeds in my own backyard.<br />I believe that as I do so, Jesus words about sowing and harvest will all the more sink into my understanding...at least that is what I am praying.<br /><br />The okra is just now coming up, about an inch high, but I know it's powerful potential because 2 years ago I had some as high as the gutter of the roof!<br /><br />put another fun picture of Zachary on my blog:happybloggerheart.blogspot.com<br /><br />Oh, and to Jere in Texas...keep blogging, that's great.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045858173370816554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96114027914038785.post-46238920442614462222009-05-28T18:02:16.054-04:002009-05-28T18:02:16.054-04:00I Don't know what to say, this is the most compreh...I Don't know what to say, this is the most comprehensive rendering of these parables that I am aware of. The parable of the sower is very well stated in the point made about those who recieve the biggest returns being the ones who take responcibility for preparing and maintaining their own ground.<br /><br />Too many times we want the preacher to do all the work while we reap the benefit but this makes it even more understandable that we each have a respocibility.<br /><br />I agree with anon @ 1:33 PM, this is good stuff all the way to the thought of the mustard seed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com