 Spiritual: April 12, 2006 Issue [#973] |
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Spiritual: relating to the spirit or soul and not to physical matter; intangible. Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus
This newsletter explores ideas of the spiritual nature that exists in each and every one of us in an open and non-judgemental manner.
Each editor brings to the newsletter their own backgrounds, experiences, beliefs and opinions. Whether you disagree, agree, doubt or applaud the views expressed, let us all show respect to each other. Together we can learn something about the many varied aspects of the spiritual self and enjoy our differences in true meaning of the Spirit of Community.
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Using Spirituality in Your Writing
I don't know about you, but sometimes I really struggle with what to write. I may sit at my computer and start a dozen different poems that may contain a passable line, or even a whole verse, but then fizzle into the nothingness of 'quick, delete it before I die of embarrassment from writing that drivel'.
As a full-time writer, I have all day, every day (apart from the weekends) to satisfy my passion in writing. You would think I'd be in heaven, yet reality is far different. There's the people who don't get that I'm actually working who make demands on me. There's the constant things in and around the house one could do. There are the time-eating periods of searching for markets, preparing submissions, reading through rejections, research and more. Then there's the writing. Sometimes the writing can be the hardest piece of all, and sometimes it is the easiest.
So often I will sit at the computer and struggle with an idea, or get a concept, but puzzle over how to bring it all together. Can I hear a chorus of "amens" out there? 
I count myself as a pretty quick learner, but equally there are times I need a brick thrown at me to make me see the truth. Over time I have come to realise that I have inspiration on tap, when I need it. Even knowing that, I do forget to turn it on some days.
This 'tap' comes in the form of my faith. Our spirituality can be one of our biggest aids in the quest of fulfilling our writer's drive.
In some senses, it does not matter what you believe - Christian or not, you will derive inspiration from whatever spiritual center you hold to. For me, as you all know, I hold to Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. So it is to Him I turn when I need refreshing.
My journey to discovering the blessing of His inspiration has been long, and I believe I am still uncovering the keys. But in my dry periods, I didn't quite click as to how I became filled with lines of poetry whilst praising God in our church. It took me even longer to learn how to set myself aside from the computer and dwell in His presence, and viewing His creation through fresh eyes.
Spirituality has a great joy to fulfill in the writer's heart once you learn to connect the two. It could come in the form of a retreat, meditation, worship, or prayer. But one thing I know...
If our spirit is left to become too dry, so our writing processes will suffer also.
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 As I understand it, what we commonly refer to as soul mates are often twin souls. The difference here is that twin souls have in the past shared a soul. Soul mates are usually best friends from previous times and have met again here to continue their relationship.
These relationships, whether they are soul mates or twin souls are not confined to married couples; they can be sisters, brothers, friends or any other relationship. One often sees grandparents and grandchildren share this close relationship.
Semantics aside, it’s always wonderful to share love with a best friend.
Great newsletter.
Chanon
rmsalsman
I agree, soul mates are not restricted to married couples. Thank you for sharing your point of view regarding soul mates/twin souls. 
I saw the definition you had for Spiritual out of a dictionary. It was not always true that spirits were thought of as not physical in nature. The Apostle Paul wrote in a time where Pneuma or Spirit, as we call it, was made up of light, tiny particles, almost thought of to be a sort of fire. In Paul's time there was no supernatural. The scientist Descartes came up with the physical/spiritual dichotomy after the Roman Catholic church was set up, after Paul's death. So, spiritual concerns were that of a natural phenomena in Paul's time, not supernatural. That's why he thought it ridiculous to get puffed up over spiritual giftings, as if they were something to gain rank in the church with. 1 Corinthians is the letter I refer to.
Beth Barnett
Interesting comments, thank you. Of course, there are several representations of the spirit becoming physical, such as the flames when the Holy Spirit vistied the Apostles after Jesus resurrection, and the Dove alighting on Jesus when He was baptised by John the Baptist. Physicality is certainly a valid aspect of spirituality, although most relate to "spirit" as being a person's inner self and a part of the Godly trinity (or other presence depending on a person's personal beliefs).
A reply to Consider the Consequences re. Bible versions. It is a bit hard to call a MS "new" when it is two centuries old! The "ecletic" text used by most modern versions is the result of the work of many Christian scholars, not just Westcott and Hort, and makes use of many sources (much older than what was available to Erasmus and therefore unknown to him) Erasmus, himself, was heavily influenced by what the leaders (both secular and ecclesiastical) of his day demanded should be in the text. He was also highly influenced by the Latin text. His Old Testament is based solely on the Septuagint, not the Hebrew, Erasmus' text is know as the "Majority Text" and came to be known as the Textus Recepticus. God will indeed preserve his words, but not just through Erasmus. As for the matter os copyright - the KJV is only free from copy right because it is old, There are a number of modern versions also available free of charge on the Internet (for example the NET Bible).
hobnobkitkat
Wow, there's a lot of information in there. Thank you for sharing some of your knowledge on this subject. The whole subject of copyright on Bibles somewhat amuses me. In an ideal world, it would be lovely to have Bibles freely available. The fact is that many of the nations receiving missionary support do receive free Bibles, translated into their own language. However, we live in a world where everything costs...from the experts in interpretation to the ink that goes on the page. The cost of the bible is merely a reflection of the impure world in which we live. But what cost can you put on the Word of God? Surely a hundred dollars or so is a cost not to be begrudged for something so precious. Does anyone have any statistics on how much of the purchase price gfoes to further research or support of other outreach endeavours?
I found this interesting piece on an Internet search:::
"HOW MUCH DID YOUR BIBLE COST?"
by Chuck Kaliszewski
On any given Sunday we ministers stand before different size congregations preparing to deliver the Word of God. The tools left to us by the King of Kings are: The Holy Spirit and the Bible. Some ask their members to hold up their Bibles and make a profession of faith concerning its contents. Sometimes I ask, “How much did your Bible cost?”
My first Bible was given to me by the hosting church after a confession of faith in the Lord. It was a copy of the Good News For Modern Man in paperback. My next Bible was the “Cadillac” of the Bible bookstore. It’s cost was one week’s pay. Two very different prices for the same Scripture. The real cost lies somewhere else.
Let’s start our appraisal in Northwestern Scotland, the Island of Iona in 563. There a Bible School was founded in which much of the evangelism during the next 700 years could be traced back to this school and its descendants of an underground movement called, “The Culdees.” The desire to understand the Word of God was then passed to men like John Wycliffe who translated the Bible from the Latin to English by hand. This process took ten months to scribe one copy of the Word of God.
The Holy Spirit moved on the hearts of His people to hunger for more of God’s Word. John Colet, in his services, began to read from the Greek text and translated into English. Within a short time revival was launched in England. Erasmus fled to Basel, Switzerland in 1514 to prepare a Greek text translated into Latin where some 25,000 copies were printed. This work was the primary source for Martin Luther’s German and William Tyndale’s English translations.
William Tyndale, a scholar proficient in eight languages, formed “The White Horse Society” in 1517 at Cambridge, England. Of the 25 charter members of truth seekers, all but Miles Coverdale were martyred. Included in these martyrdoms were five men and two women who were burned at the stake for teaching the Lord’s Prayer to their children in English.
Tyndale was called before the bishop of Bristol where he was charged to discontinue preaching in English. Refusing, Tyndale landed in Cologne, Germany where he started his life’s work of translating the Bible into English. Bounty hunters were hired by the king of England and the church to track down this heretic. Tyndale’s life was that of a nomad traveling from city to city working on his translation for nine years
In 1533, Henry Phillips was hired by church officials to capture Tyndale. Phillips found and gained Tyndale’s confidence, even being allowed to view the forbidden manuscripts. Phillips devised a plan to lure Tyndale down an isolated alley. Waiting there were chosen soldiers who captured the elusive translator. William Tyndale spent the last 500 days of this life in prison.
On October 6, 1536 William Tyndale was led out to the public square chained to a large beam. There he was given a final opportunity to recant. Refusing to do so, he was given a moment to pray. Then he cried out, “Lord, open the king of England’s eyes.” The executioner put a rope around his neck and hand strangled this man of faith. Immediately his body was publicly burned.
The Lord answered William Tyndale’s prayer. In 1537 John Rogers published the first English Bible (The Great Bible) with a license granted by Henry VIII. The Word of the Lord flourished and revival prospered in the years following.
I pray that I never will consider the Bible as just another Christian adornment to be brought along with me to attend church. With these thoughts in mind we can repeat our original question: How much did your Bible cost?
And a very special thank you to windac, for your lovely message for my wedding anniversary.  I appreciate it.
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