What do Benny Hinn, the Big Bang, and Joe Biden’s gun-grab have in common? Nothing, as far as I can tell, other than the prominence of the letter “B” and the fact that all three show up in this blogpost. Stick with me… Despite having gotten a good-sized post published on time last Sunday, the […]
Having parallel accounts within the Bible for some events and incidents is great for biblical study purposes and for apologetics. The Synoptic Gospels (i.e., Matthew, Mark, Luke) are notable for this. But, they can also be a double-edged sword, so to speak, when certain details seem to be inconsistent between accounts. A few weeks ago, […]
“It is awe inspiring to us that God created his natural world in a way that allows us to explore the unobserved past with such remarkable clarity.” — Gregg Davidson and Ken Wolgemuth This week’s post includes another excerpt from Dr. Hugh Ross’s book A Matter of Days, 2nd ed. (2015), along with a related […]
In case you hadn’t heard, Joshua Harris (no relation), one of the leading lights of “purity culture”, is no longer promoting the practices he wrote about in the popular I Kissed Dating Goodbye (1997/2003). But, this is only part of the serious and surprising changes going on with Harris. Harris would follow up that first […]
“MINAHASA: an Indonesian people inhabiting the Minahasa Peninsula of northeast Sulawesi” — Merriam-Webster Do you ever get really grossed out when you see or hear what certain other cultures eat? Certainly, missionaries and other visitors from one part of the world to another will encounter some “delicacies” that seem awfully strange, even disgusting. Why is […]
I didn’t post one in June, but this week I’d like to continue my series of excerpts from Hugh Ross’s book A Matter of Days, 2nd ed., about scientific measurements for distance and, especially, time (e.g., the age of the Earth and certain things on it). Whereas in May we looked at radiometric dating, this […]
“Forty years ago, Liam Neeson roamed in Black neighbourhoods across Northern Ireland looking for an innocent Black man to attack—a Black man like me….” — Samuel Sey I have recently become aware of the writings of Samuel Sey at the Slow To Write blog. Sey is a Ghanaian-born Canadian who writes with brutal honesty — […]
MORES (pronounced like “morays”): “folkways of central importance accepted without question and embodying the fundamental moral views of a group” — Webster’s Dictionary Bible reading can be… confusing, at times. And, even when it doesn’t seem to be, sometimes we misunderstand what is actually being advised, commanded, described, or otherwise referred to. One of the […]
“If you think President Trump is a terrible person and you’re mad that a pastor chose to pray for him, then you need to swiftly reexamine the gospel message — and your own heart. Trump’s sin should not deflect our desire and responsibility to pray for Him — indeed the more sin we observe the […]
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” — Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) God’s Word is filled with words of wisdom, encouragement, and comfort, primarily for those who put their trust in Him. Unfortunately, many […]
