Thankful Thursday

Today I’m thankful 

• for an important task finished more quickly than expected and for the extra time this gave me. 
  
  
• for dogs. My life would be poorer without the dogs in it. They’re good for companionship, exercise, and meeting other dog owners in the neighbourhood. 
  
  
• for a thick comforter to keep me warm while I sleep and a fleece throw to keep me warm while I read.
  
  
• for God’s provision. He has always given me enough and sometimes more, and often in ways that surprise me and come at exactly the right time. 
  
  
• that God never sleeps so I can rest.

Also thankful today:

• At Out of the Ordinary
• Persis

What are you thankful for? Leave a comment with your thanksgiving, post your thanksgiving on your blog, or tweet it. Give me the link by email or in a comment and I’ll add your thanksgiving to the list in the post.

This Week in Housekeeping

Two recently updated theological terms.

preceptive will

• Updated formatting.
• Added File under Reformed Theology.

Nestorianism

• Added a link to What is Nestorianism? Who were the Nestorians? from GotQuestions.org.
• Also added a link to C. Michael Patton’s Heresies: Nestorianism - A Divided Christ.
• Added related terms adoptionism, Appolianarianism, Arianism, deity of Christ, humanity of Christ, and hypostatic union.
• Added Filed under Person, Work, and Teaching of Christ.

Theological Term of the Week

diaspora
The scattering of the Jews from Israel into foreign countries; the Jews forced to live outside of Israel in other parts of the Roman Empire; also called the dispersion. Later in the New Testament, diaspora is used to refer to Christians, both Jew and Gentile, who were scattered throughout the world.

• In scripture: 

Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come.” The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? What does he mean by saying, ‘You will seek me and you will not find me,’ and, ‘Where I am you cannot come’?” (John 7:33-36 ESV)

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia … . (1 Peter 1:1 ESV)

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