By Wayne Rice
Adapted from: http://www.understandingyourteenager.com/parents/articles
According to the official report, a research team proceeded towards the apex of a natural geologic protuberance, the purpose of which was the procurement of a sample of fluid hydride of oxygen in a large vessel, the exact size of which was unspecified. One member of the team precipitously descended, sustaining severe damage to the upper cranial portion of his anatomical structure. A second member of the team subsequently performed a self-rotational translation oriented in the same direction taken by her associate.
Or ... to put it another way:
“Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.”
Seriously ...
Some people just like to over-complicate things. They can even make a nursery rhyme sound like a boring history lesson.
That’s why God gave us the Bible. When it was originally written, it was written in the common language of the day so that anyone could understand it. But that is not the language in which we read it. Our translation is in the language of our era. But it doesn’t always convey the full and accurate sense of its original translation and intention. We have unnecessarily complicated it. The Bible is our guide. It contains the story of God’s love, expectations, hopes and dreams for the world and people that God created. The Bible is God’s truth. But to understand it, we have to peel back the years and layers of meaning. Spend some time reading a familiar story from the Bibles. Talk about the ways this story informs your life.
“Sky and earth will wear out; my words won't wear out” (Mark 13:31 THE MESSAGE)
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