One more pointer to ESV: from a usability perspective, they've done an interesting study of what people want from an on-line Bible search.
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This is very cool: 6 lines of Perl (and an access key, which i've applied for) and the ESV web service will deliver passages of Scripture to you. This will definitely open up new possibilities ...
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Brian McLaren's sermon this morning (audio should be here soon) from John 20:1-18 talked about how Mary Magdalene came to the event of the Resurrection. She brought her own perspective on the current situation (someone had stolen His body), her own deep emotional response to the trauma of His crucifixion just two days before, and her own vantage point, weeping outside the tomb. And even when the Risen Lord stood before her, she did not recognize Him: she thought he was the gardener! But when Jesus spoke her name, she saw Him for who He was, and the picture changed completely. And she went and bore witness to the other disciples: “I have seen the Lord” (v. 18).

Lord, help me to hear you, and open my eyes so that i too can see Jesus the Lord!

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