{"id":1280,"date":"2026-04-04T20:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2026-04-04T20:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:58:20","slug":"by-casting-double-trouble-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/?p=1280","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBy Casting\u201d Double Trouble Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1284 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/04\/2026_Graduation-1-500x204.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026_Graduation-1-500x204.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026_Graduation-1-300x122.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026_Graduation-1-768x313.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026_Graduation-1.jpeg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">2026 ATS Graduation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In my last blog I wrote about the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/?p=1271\">Double Trouble with Working Remotely<\/a>.\u201d One of the verses I turned to was 1 Peter 5:7. It is normally translated \u201ccasting all your anxieties on him\u201d or \u201ccast all your anxiety on him.\u201d So I was surprised when the New English Translation (NET) read, \u201c\u200b<em>by casting<\/em> all your cares on him\u201d [emphasis mine]. In the Greek text, \u201ccasting\u201d is a particle.<a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> The NET Bible is translating this particle as a particle of means linked to the command to humble ourselves in verse 6. How do we humble ourselves? <em>By casting<\/em> all our cares on him.<\/p>\n<p>As I reflected on 1 Peter 5:6\u20137, it made sense to see <em>by casting<\/em> all my cares on him as the means of humbling myself. Worrying is a type of pride. Worry says I will take on the concerns that I should give to a God who cares for me.<a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> Pray that Donna and I will humble ourselves <em>by casting<\/em> our cares on him.<\/p>\n<p>Donna is back in Texas after teaching Child Development. Praise God her class went well. For Donna, this was a fast trip. As I mentioned in my last blog, Donna has become her mom&#8217;s \u201cperson.\u201d Pray for Donna as she readjusts to the rhythm of life in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>My longtime friend Mario taught Apologetics while I handled all the academic issues of the class. Praise God that the course went well and Mario had a great time teaching. Pray for Mario as he works on raising scholarships for students.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday (Mar 28) was graduation at Africa Theological Seminary (ATS). Praise for a joyous celebration of what the Lord has done. Currently, I am teaching Exegesis, which is a tough class. Pray for the students.<\/p>\n<p>Continue to pray for ATS and the local issues around accreditation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Footnotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Greek particles are extremely versatile, which accounts for various nuances and abuses. Daniel B. Wallace, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Zondervan, 1996. 613.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> ESV Global Study Bible, Crossway, 2012, 1 Peter 5:7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 ATS Graduation In my last blog I wrote about the \u201cDouble Trouble with Working Remotely.\u201d One of the verses I turned to was 1 Peter 5:7. It is normally translated \u201ccasting all your anxieties on him\u201d or \u201ccast all your anxiety on him.\u201d So I was surprised when the New English Translation (NET) read, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prayer-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1280"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1286,"href":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280\/revisions\/1286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}