“Flesh” is not “Human effort” in Gal 3:3

Stephen Carlson has put up a good post on why the translation of σάρξ as anything other than “flesh” in Gal 3:3 is “weak tea.” Carlson observes that Paul is making a point concerning literal flesh—the foreskin—but many translations unfortunately treat Paul’s language as metaphoric, translating σάρξ as “human effort” or other related phrases. I’ll [...] Read more »

Review of Atlanta Fest 2009

Atlanta Fest 2009 was immensely enjoyable—camping out with five very good friends at Stone Mountain and hearing numerous concerts was a blast. In addition to being able to catch Skillet (one of the best shows in music today) on the main stage, it was great to discover some outstanding lesser-known acts on the second stage [...] Read more »