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[TIDE-HSV]

By showing leadership, Bishop Wright has taken criticism away from the rectors of the churches in the smaller towns of the Diocese like us. I suspect that if he hadn't, a few might be pressuring our rector to start in person services; as it is, she's able to say that the Bishop has prohibited it. We work with the church in Warner Robins each week to produce a recorded service that goes on YouTube with 3 or 4 in the building at a time and with no two people close together. We've lost one person to COVID-19, we want to draw the line there.

Our pastor has a 30 minute service each Sunday. The UMC bishop has prohibited services until the June 1. Our pastor said this AM to expect it to be extended...

 

[PaulD]

My daughter was up in Atlanta yesterday. She said that mask wearing is far more common there than down here in Houston Country south of Macon.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

My daughter was up in Atlanta yesterday. She said that mask wearing is far more common there than down here in Houston Country south of Macon.

My friends who've been out more say that it's about 50% compliance. I plan to go to Costco early, elder time, in the morning. Huntsville must be doing something right, with 9 in the hospital and only 4 deaths so far. IDK if you saw my link to the story on AL.com...

 

[92tide]

By showing leadership, Bishop Wright has taken criticism away from the rectors of the churches in the smaller towns of the Diocese like us. I suspect that if he hadn't, a few might be pressuring our rector to start in person services; as it is, she's able to say that the Bishop has prohibited it. We work with the church in Warner Robins each week to produce a recorded service that goes on YouTube with 3 or 4 in the building at a time and with no two people close together. We've lost one person to COVID-19, we want to draw the line there.

our parish has been doing a great job of providing on-line services and daily prayers, compline, book readings for the kids, etc. and we've been doing it while we are in the middle of a rector search; the interim rector and rest of the staff have done great.

 

[PaulD]

our parish has been doing a great job of providing on-line services and daily prayers, compline, book readings for the kids, etc. and we've been doing it while we are in the middle of a rector search; the interim rector and rest of the staff have done great.

Our rector wants to do an online Eucharist for Trinity Sunday on June 7. The plan is to just have her and me in the church and only one of us behind the altar at any time. I've told her that if she were to fully reopen the church, I couldn't be there. My wife has asthma and I can't take that risk and I doubt God would want me to.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Christ is a proper name, I believe, and should be capitalized. But in this "anything goes" lowering standards society whatever I guess.

It isn't a "proper name" as if his last name is Christ. It's a TITLE that was abbreviated in the NT Greek manuscripts as one of the "sacred names" (nomina sacra). But titles - such as "Lord" (kurios or KC in uncial Greek) - would also be capitalized in English Bibles.

His last name was no more "Christ" than his first name was "Lord." We DO capitalize his middle name, er, Anglicized/corrupted/whatever Aramaic name.

Christ isn't a proper name but under modern standards, yes, it should be capitalized.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

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I never dreamed we'd have a President who could make Dan Quayle and George W Bush look like elitist intellectuals.......

 

[TexasBama]

I never dreamed we'd have a President who could make Sarah Palin look like an elitist intellectual.......

fify

 

[NationalTitles18]

For those who might be concerned about how to properly spell the Lord's title:

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 American Standard Version (ASV)
3 For everything there is a season, and a time for every [a]purpose under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

 

[rolltide_21]

It isn't a "proper name" as if his last name is Christ. It's a TITLE that was abbreviated in the NT Greek manuscripts as one of the "sacred names" (nomina sacra). But titles - such as "Lord" (kurios or KC in uncial Greek) - would also be capitalized in English Bibles.

His last name was no more "Christ" than his first name was "Lord." We DO capitalize his middle name, er, Anglicized/corrupted/whatever Aramaic name.

Christ isn't a proper name but under modern standards, yes, it should be capitalized.

One of the more enjoyable assignments I did in grad school was text collation (part of a final exam in at least two classes). One of the differences I looked for was the nomina sacra in facsimiles of several ancient texts (6th c., 9th c., a few 11th c.). Later I served as a research assistant on a dissertation that collated the Lukan text from the western text family. The comparison was to the NA27 and UBS4 which have now both been updated (primarily in the General Epistles). Most of my fellow classmates hated text collation but I loved it. Sorry to nerd out but I couldn't resist.

ETA- I especially enjoyed reading the scribal notes in the margins when legible. One of them basically said, "I hate this job!" Hahaha.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

It isn't a "proper name" as if his last name is Christ. It's a TITLE that was abbreviated in the NT Greek manuscripts as one of the "sacred names" (nomina sacra). But titles - such as "Lord" (kurios or KC in uncial Greek) - would also be capitalized in English Bibles.

His last name was no more "Christ" than his first name was "Lord." We DO capitalize his middle name, er, Anglicized/corrupted/whatever Aramaic name.

Christ isn't a proper name but under modern standards, yes, it should be capitalized.

Worse than that, it was in Aramaic and, with the proper vowels inserted, it's "Jeshua," really "Joshua" in Hebrew. "Christ" is from the Greek "Khristos," or "the annointed," IOW "messiah." It's really a title, not someone's name...

Not as wordy, but...

 

[NationalTitles18]

We have to do better at all levels.

The one vital message of nearing 100,000 US deaths

Jeffrey D. Sachs writes that it's time for Congress and the White House to end the deadly politics of distraction and start focusing on ways to control the Covid-19 pandemic.

www.cnn.com

 

[howmag]

Jesus would be surprised to learn this was his proper last name, which was probably actually closer to "ben Joseph".

I did not say it was his last name or first name just that it is a proper name.

 

[rolltide_21]

I did not say it was his last name or first name just that it is a proper *noun*.

Perhaps this is what you’re going for?

 

[howmag]

Perhaps this is what you’re going for?

Yes sir! Thank you. Didn't intend to stir all this up but I did learn quite a bit.

 

[92tide]

from birx, earlier today

"We want you to be outside," Birx replied. "We know that there are ways you can play tennis with marked balls so you're not touching each others' balls. We know there's a way to play golf and social distance."

i want a don't tread on my balls flag.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

from birx, earlier today



i want a don't tread on my balls flag.

Saw that and knew she'd never played tennis. Like you end up with all your balls and only your balls on your side. I suppose you could knock them along the court surface and raise the net to let them under. Or, you could just wash your hands thoroughly afterwards...

 

[NationalTitles18]

Yes sir! Thank you. Didn't intend to stir all this up but I did learn quite a bit.

I guess you missed out on the comment that started all of it.

 

[howmag]

I guess you missed out on the comment that started all of it.

Maybe so. I just saw the comments about not capitalizing "Christ". I'm pretty old school and felt a need to comment also. Definitely did not mean to offend anyone.

 

[Crimson1967]

ases in Alabama
March 12 0
March 13 6
March 14 12
March 15 22
March 16 29
March 17 39
March 18 51
March 19 78
March 20 106
March 21 131
March 22 157
March 23 196
March 24 242
March 25 386
March 26 531
March 27 638
March 28 702
March 29 827
March 30 936
March 31 999
April 1 1,106
April 2 1,270
April 3 1,535
April 4 1,633
April 5 1,841
April 6 2,006
April 7 2,197
April 8 2,499
April 9 2,838
April 10 3,008
April 11 3,262
April 12 3,583
April 13 3,803
April 14 3,953
April 15 4,241
April 16 4,404
April 17 4,572
April 18 4,723
April 19 4,903
April 20 5,078
April 21 5,327
April 22 5,610
April 23 5,832
April 24 No update
April 25 6,213
April 26 6,418
April 27 6,539
April 28 6,750
April 29 6,924
April 30 7,068
May 1 7,294
May 2 7,611
May 3 7,888
May 4 8,118
May 5 8,437
May 6 8,691
May 7 9,046
May 8 9,385
May 9 9,668
May 10 9,889
May 11 10,164
May 12 10,464
May 13 10,700
May 14 11,101
May 15 11,373
May 16 11,674
May 17 11,771
May 18 12,086
May 19 12,701
May 20 12,744
May 21 13,119
May 22 13,436
May 23 13,839
May 24 14,478

State reports 551 deaths.