Monthly Archives: February 2013

Clash Point

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

And once again I have another new novel available as an e-book on Amazon.com. The title of this one is Clash Point. What’s it about? It tells the story of first contact between humans and a sentient race on a … Continue reading →

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Everything Will Be Okay

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

If we read Romans 8:28 and think that it means a happy outcome tomorrow for the problem of today, we misread the intent and ignore the context. Worse, we miss the perspective that we need to have and the help … Continue reading →

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Book Making

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

The author of Ecclesiastes, traditionally thought to be Solomon, when commenting on the overall futility of existence wrote, “of the making of many books, there is no end.” (Ecclesiastes 12:12) He saw the abundance of books as a further illustration … Continue reading →

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Questions

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

This posting is mostly just me rambling tonight; the structure is poor. I am one of those annoying sorts of people who is rarely wholly satisfied with an answer–since most answers don’t really take care of all the questions I … Continue reading →

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Kibbutz Massada in 1977

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

During the summers (mid June-mid August) of 1976 and 1977 I was a volunteer worker on Kibbutz Massada. This video was made the second year I was on the kibbutz, but I’m guessing at least a month or two after … Continue reading →

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You Have It All

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

The author of 2 Peter writes at the very start of his epistle: His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. … Continue reading →

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Culture and the Bible

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

God is interested in communicating to his people and he chose to do so through literature. And he chose to do it through a specific culture. Sometimes, that culture is very, very alien and hard to comprehend. Consider this peculiar … Continue reading →

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Structure of Biblical Narrative

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Admittedly this is a long post, and somewhat technical, but I think it can help you make sense of some parts of the Bible that otherwise might be a bit confusing. One of the mistakes we make all too often … Continue reading →

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