Come join us in the Park!

Have you ever wanted to read the Bible from cover to cover like a novel?

Well, The Susquehanna Valley Association of Evangelicals is inviting the public to gather under a big tent in Oneonta to learn how to do it in 90 days.

The association is a loose collection of more than a dozen area churches, and the group is hosting "The Bible in 90 Days" at 5 p.m. Sept. 12 in Neahwa Park.

Moses and Miriam sing again

JERUSALEM – Two parts of an ancient biblical manuscript separated across centuries and continents were reunited for the first time in a joint display Friday, thanks to an accidental discovery that is helping illuminate a dark period in the history of the Hebrew Bible.

The 1,300-year-old fragments, which are among only a handful ofHebrew biblical manuscripts known to have survived the era in which they were written, existed separately and with their relationship unknown, until a news photograph of one's public unveiling in 2007 caught the attention of the scholars who would eventually link them.

Together, they make up the text of the Song of the Sea, sung by jubilant Israelites after fleeing slavery in Egypt and witnessing the destruction of the pharaoh's armies in theRed Sea.

"The enemy said: 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My lust shall be satisfied upon them, I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them,'" reads the song, which appears in the Book of Exodus. "Thou didst blow thy wind, the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters."

An exhibit at Israel's national museum dedicated to the Song of the Sea is now bringing together the two long-separated pieces.

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Thanks to Kendall Harmon

The Bible in 4 Minutes

Oh, wow!

New Bible study started last night

We started a new Bible study last night in our parish. It will run for 12 weeks. I am very excited about this. There were 9 people there. In a parish with an ASA of about 90, this is tremendous. Especially since many of the class were not the "usual suspects" - the people who show up for every thing.

Pray for the Holy Spirit to bless and disciple the members of this study and all the parishioners of St. James, Oneonta.

If you are interested, this is the book we are using.

Awesome Bible Reading site

I just discovered this site. It's designed to take you through the entire Bible in a year.

But, here's the great thing that makes it different from other Bible-thru-the-year lists. You have the choice of starting any month of the year, on either the 1st or 15th of the month. No more excuses because you forgot to start on New Year's Day!

And the best part - there are 5 different tracks you can choose:

Read the Bible:

Beginning to End - Genesis to Revelation

Chronological - for example, Job in placed somewhere in between Genesis 1 & Genesis 12.

Historical - read by estimated date of the writting

New then Old - read NT thru first, then OT

Old and New - daily readings from both the OT & NT


They don't feature my favorite English translation, so I think I'll pick the NIV, but if I ever learn to read Moari or Russian, this site has it!