Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Underserving

Tamar’s was an arranged marriage, set up by Judah for his oldest son, Er. According to the account in Genesis 38, Er was a wicked man and as a consequence, God killed him. The reader is not given any details … Continue reading

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Not Even Wrong

I recently saw a rather ignorant and twisted summary of Christianity from an atheist cartoon. It ended with this: “Eventually, the all-knowing man in the sky got fed up with the people doing things he knew they were going to … Continue reading

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Being Quoted as an “Expert”

On Tuesday I happened to get an email requesting “Bible experts” for an ongoing series of articles on the Bible and such, so I responded to the request. Billy Hallowell, Faith Editor/Assistant Editor of The Blaze then contacted me. He … Continue reading

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Why Am I Here?

My favorite book in the Bible is Ecclesiastes. Many people will think that is peculiar. Perhaps my attraction to that particular section of the Bible has something to do with my personality, or perhaps it’s due to the out-of-placeness and … Continue reading

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What Would Satan Do? The Devil’s Theology

Another of my books is now available as an e-book for the Kindle: What Would Satan Do? The Devil’s Theology. It’s written for non-academics, which means it might not be so boring after all. If the Devil were to write … Continue reading

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Bigelow’s Inflatable Module BEAM to be added to the ISS

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Patience

Moses took care of a bunch of sheep forty years before God let him do anything else. We may not enjoy learning patience, but we really have no choice. The forty years Moses spent tending sheep were not a waste: … Continue reading

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When You Least Expect It

Jesus learned that his friend Lazarus was seriously ill, but he made no attempt to go visit him. In fact, Jesus delayed going to visit his friends, Martha and Mary of Bethany, and their brother Lazarus so that Lazarus could … Continue reading

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Objects in the Mirror are Smaller than They Appear

Sometimes it doesn’t get better. John the Baptist was a faithful prophet of God. His life had been a hard one, born to an old man and old woman, who, according to tradition died when he was still quite young, … Continue reading

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Hear Her Roar

Proverbs 31 is a popular passage, which describes a strong and powerful woman. The author argues that a strong and powerful woman is worth a lot. The book of Proverbs is a composite work, written by more than one person. … Continue reading

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