Terry Gallagher - 18 July 2008 07:10 PM

Dan Baynes - 18 July 2008 06:52 PM

Bob Cameron - 18 July 2008 01:28 PM

Warning!  Warning!  Danger Will Robinson. You are being taken off thread!

Could someone please enlighten this Pom re. this (?) Aussie expression?

Hi Dan,

The Warning!  Warning!  Danger Will Robinson part is from an old American TV series called Lost in Space.

It was the sort of thing the resident robot said to one of the heroes.

You may be too young to remember it?

Grace & peace,
Terry

You’re right.

It aired from 1965 to 1968.  I was born during this interval.

Dan Baynes - 18 July 2008 08:14 PM

It aired from 1965 to 1968.  I was born during this interval.

Don’t worry, you missed very little. I think it was America’s response to the British Sci-Fi hit Dr Who. I suspect most of us secretly wished that Will Robinson the kid had pulled the robot’s plug permanently; and as for Mr Smith - the less said the better. Anyhow, I wouldn’t call it entertainment.

I missed it ‘cos I was very little!

Angus Johnson - 18 July 2008 09:51 PM

Dan Baynes - 18 July 2008 08:14 PM

It aired from 1965 to 1968.  I was born during this interval.

Don’t worry, you missed very little. I think it was America’s response to the British Sci-Fi hit Dr Who. I suspect most of us secretly wished that Will Robinson the kid had pulled the robot’s plug permanently; and as for Mr Smith - the less said the better. Anyhow, I wouldn’t call it entertainment.

I know it’s off thread, but just out of interest Angus (not knowing how old you are) did you see it at the time, or are you evaluating it retrospectively.  I remember seeing my first episode when I was 6 or 7 and being quite terrified of a giant that was throwing boulders at the Jupiter 2!  As a child I quite enjoyed it - but I certainly wasn’t a critical viewer.
Bob

Bob Cameron - 18 July 2008 10:14 PM

just out of interest Angus (not knowing how old you are) did you see it at the time, or are you evaluating it retrospectively.

Yes, I did watch it at the time (though not all that frequently). I much preferred Thunderbirds and Dr Who for my Sci-Fi fix. Anyhow, mostly we weren’t allowed to watch TV - it was either homework or playing outside.

Angus Johnson - 18 July 2008 10:43 PM

Bob Cameron - 18 July 2008 10:14 PM

just out of interest Angus (not knowing how old you are) did you see it at the time, or are you evaluating it retrospectively.

Yes, I did watch it at the time (though not all that frequently). I much preferred Thunderbirds and Dr Who for my Sci-Fi fix. Anyhow, mostly we weren’t allowed to watch TV - it was either homework or playing outside.

Ahh, playing outside, I remember that.  But homework?

Sorry Terry , no offence intended....or hijack.

I just got a copy of TBOTB and have found it quite good so far. I just read through Romans and have started on the Psalms.

Hi Dannii. Hey, you got us back to the start of the thread!

It is definitely a second Bible, I think. Great for reading, but not for finding specific verses or even passages.

I like the way the NT begins with Luke’s 2 volume history, then continues with Paul’s letters in one presumed chronological order, thus showing the connection between Luke and Paul.

Some of the introductions to sections or Bible books are very helpful. Some of the stuff in the intro to Psalms was new to me [or had I forgotten it?]

I’m nearly finished Luke now, and am enjoying the way the paragraphing has been done, because in several places in Luke the chapter breaks are not very helpful.

The way the prophets have been grouped chronologically is also a welcome feature.

I’m now about 70% of the way through The Books of the Bible: a presentation of Today’s New International Version which is not the snappiest title for a Bible, is it?

I’m finding it easier and more motivating than my other read-throughs, in other versions and formats, thus far.

It is interesting to read something from the First Testament History, something from the Prophets, something from the Writings and something from the New Testament each day, as I’ve been attempting to do.

This Bible version omits chapters, verses and headings, but does use spacing helpfully. It is intended to be more-or-less chronological, and so the Prophets are grouped by century of writing, mostly, and Paul’s letters are also presented in one possible chronological order.

When you read a few pages from several different parts of the Bible each day interesting connections appear. Reading through Jeremiah and Psalms, for example shows how much of what Jeremiah wrote harmonises beautifully with the concerns of the various psalmists.

And reading Jeremiah through for the sixth or seventh time now is beginning to open up that great book for me. It may be one of the hardest Bible books to read, especially if you haven’t engaged with the Bible’s teaching about God’s holiness, wrath and justice.

But when you embrace these, God’s love, grace, forgiveness and mercy are all the sweeter.