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The latest introspective project from esteemed photographer Alec Soth collates still lifes, lyrical portraits, and fragmented quotes and mottos inspired by his visits to undergraduate art programmes across the US.
Violence, calamity and the absurdity of war are recorded extensively within The Archive of Modern Conflict, the largest photographic collection of its kind in the world. For their most recent work, Holy Bible, Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin mined this archive with philosopher Adi Ophir's central tenet in mind: that God reveals himself predominantly through catastrophe and that power structures within the Bible correlate with those within modern systems of governance. The format of Broomberg and Chanarin's illustrated Holy Bible mimics both the precise structure and the physical form of the King James Version. By allowing elements of the original text to guide their image selection, the artists explore themes of authorship, and the unspoken criteria used to determine acceptable evidence of conflict. Inspired in part by the annotations and images Bertolt Brecht added to his own personal bible, Broomberg and Chanarin's publication questions the clichs at play within the visual representation of conflict.
Because God is completely holy, we need to give ourselves wholly to His service, but often there are holes (or inconsistencies) in our own holiness and righteousness. The apostle Peter urges us to be holy, because God is holy (1 Pet. 1:16).
Dr. Ryan Fraser is an assistant professor of counseling at Freed-Hardeman University, licensed clinical pastoral therapist, and the preacher of the Bethel Springs Church of Christ. His website is www.ryanfraser.org.
Genealogies throughout Scripture remind us that God links us together, from one generation to the next. Matthew 1 is a collection of wealthy and powerful leaders divinely linked to outcasts and exiles. Together, this group leads to the birth of the greatest Leader and Outcast the world has ever known: Jesus Christ, our Unexpected King.
Just as every person listed in Matthew 1 matters to God, so does every person in your BSF group. He knows the woman on your Zoom screen and the man sitting next to you as you learn from one another. Will you take time to know them, too?
May we remember Matthew 1 as we meet each person who comes to our groups. May we invite those whom God places in our paths. May our group list read like the genealogies in Scripture. There is room for anyone and everyone who wants to come.
Thank You Hollie and prayers for your family.I was also a childrens teaching assistant and admin team member Bsf Has been an important part of how God has formed the members of my family. Best of luck to you as God continues to use us to show His love.
Thank you for the inspiration. I just quit a very lucrative and secure job, feeling that God has other plans for me but fear I may have imagined that and made a very impact full mistake. I actually missed out on joining the class in September due to the job but have been reading my NIV Life Application Bible from front to back and am just about finished with the Old Testiment. So looking forward to getting into Matthew and the New Testiment! I really needed some incouragement and found it in your blog. Thank you and God bless!
Dear Mark, thank you for asking! Our Executive Director is a woman, but our Board of Directors consists of a diverse group of men and women. Our Headquarters staff also consists of both men and women, along with our leaders in classes. We are so grateful that God created the diverse, yet united, Body of Christ to serve alongside one another.
Thank you Hollie for sharing what God has done in your life through BSF.
You have encouraged me to continue studying Gods word through BSF. You spoke about Azor and it got me thinking how we might see ourselves as insignificant & ordinary but we matter to God. God is growing our love relationship with him & other ladies in BSF. What a wonderful God we serve.
Hi dear Hollie Roberts,
Praise the Lord, thank you for touch in mail, and sorry for late reply, I living in San Francisco,CA, I came here from India, hydrabad, last year l was bible study fellowship in Hyderabad about Genesis, now I am in San Francisco even though I am attending bsf through zoom app with them, I am not perfect in English language so I am attending the bsf through zoom app. Thank you .
Very well said, Hollie. Thank you for all you are doing to increase the Kingdom! May God bless this ministry, and all who are involved, and those who are not yet involved, but are being prepared for future classes!
Dear sister Hollie, it is truly a great privilege to serve alongside you in the call to reach and build up others in knowledge and relationship of Our Lord Jesus. May the favour and protection of God be upon you and family as you take up this challenge.
Will I hear from someone before the class starts next week ! Will someone send me more information as to how to set up for the class on Wednesday? (How to connect to the group? Tell me the time it starts? Who the leader is , etc.)
Welcome Hollie ? I pray you will blessed in your new role. I believe the Lord loves BSF and has chosen you to be the Executive Director. I am so comforted by the fact that all of BSF is guided through prayers to our Lord and Savior. I also consider it a wonder that He equips us for whatever He guides us to do. What an amazing God!
Dear Hollie, The Lord continues to use you to draw others to Himself by your inspirational witness and JOY in serving Him! We are most grateful for your open heart to His calling and eyes fixed on Him as you lead BSF into and through the next era. May God Almighty grant you all wisdom and energy for the season ahead!
Thank you so much for sharing your testimony which is such an encouragement. May God bless ,be with and reward you abundantly for the great work you are doing for His kingdom as you serve Him and His people. May God use you for His glory
Hello Sr. Hollie,
Praise the Lord, though a Christian my faith is not that strong, but after having read your testimony in Jesus name I say, I really feel blessed.
Thanks for your encouraging words, God bless you qnd use you as well to bring forward people like me.
Warm welcome to you, Hollie! Thank you for obeying God & taking a step of faith to serve us! I, from Indonesia am far in distance but close in heart as you & other HQ staffs always make connection through your sharing & teaching. Will be praying for you.
Psalm 32:8. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. 40:31but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
Congratulations Hollie on your new position. I look forward in studying Matthew with you and all the other BSF members. May the book of Matthew open my eyes and ears to the will of God. May God Bless you on this journey.
May our Lord God bless you richly Hollie as you step into a new season of service to God. Thank you for your encouraging words in your blog and may our Lord grant each one of us favour as we seek to serve Him throughout the study of Matthew, that we be courageous as we encourage others to seek Him in the truth and love that is so
uniquely His
Hello Hollie, I am so encouraged by your sharing. It helped me to get to know you. Your passion in Christ and your ministry in this leadership will surely bring many of us closer in our walk with God and our saviour Jesus Christ. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Melinda
Hollie,
Thank you for your care for others and your joy as you serve in this new role! May you be blessed for your love and your commitment to helping each of us know our Lord and His Word to us.
In His love and grace and to His glory!
Thanks for a beautiful opening to the book, Matthew. I am looking forward to studying with you, this Introductory chapter of the New Testament. I am also, excited about what the Lord will point out, and to, in my life as i study this year.
I look forward to meeting you via zoom, and hearing what the Lord gives to you to share with me, and the group. Until the 14th, I pray your wisdom, and that you will clearly hear the voice of our Lord and Savior.
Welcome Hollie, I am excited for your new position and know we will be greatly blessed by your leadership. I will be praying for you as you take on this new assignment and for God to bless and support you in this new calling.
Congratulations Hollie on being appointed ED of BSF.I pray that the Holy Spirit will guide and direct you as we journey together in the season we are going to share the word that will bring us closer to our Creator .
I have friends in Pennsylvania that was able to attend several of last years meetings on Zoom. I live in Florida. They are interested in getting a BSF started in there area. The nearest one is over 2 hrs from where they live. Do you have any suggestions on how they can get one started?
Thanks,
Linda
Welcome Holli. As a new leader, I am so encouraged and inspired by your words. My prayer is for BSF ministry to reach those who are hurting and hungering for His Word. May God Bless you on your new journey.
Father, we praise You for Your work in each of our lives through Your favored Bible Study Fellowship. Would You flourish Holly as she steps forward in faith, filling immense shoes of leadership, discipline, and uncharted territory? We pray for Your perfect will, for Your work and word to flourish in this toughest of seasons on our planet. We pray for protection as we meet, whether it be through screen or seat, Father. Let revival sweep nation after nation as we watch Your plans unfold. We are grateful and full of wonder, Father, that You invite us to be part of such a time as this. Amen.
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