Recently I was reading the OT Book of Amos. I ran across an interesting verse. The prophet says, “Therefore the prudent keep silent at that time, For it is an evil time” (Amos […]
This past Sunday, our minivan wouldn’t start, so the kids and I walked to a local church, about a mile away. They protested, feeling it was an exceedingly far distance […]
“Churches need to operate their own bookstores to provide sound material to the people,” David Cloud, a Fundamentalist Baptist, argued. “The typical Christian bookstores are not going to carry the […]
Ecclesiastes is a difficult book. The reason is probably because Solomon was seeking pleasure and wisdom from a humanistic perspective. But by the time he gets to the end of […]
If you’re familiar with Superman, you might be familiar with one of his enemies, Bizarro. Bizarro is a doppelgänger of Superman—a broken, inverted, mirror image. For example, Bizarro comes from […]
Questions about the Sermon on the Mount are always challenging. Here is one I just received: How would you exegete this passage (Matt 5:38-40)? I have read that in Jewish […]
I have a confession to make. Bartimaeus is one of my heroes. I don’t think he gets the credit he deserves. I have written about him in the GES journal. […]
The United Church of Canada is an ultra-liberal denomination in an already liberal Canadian religious environment. During my undergraduate studies, I attended classes at a United Church seminary, and I […]
My recent blog (see here) attempted to harmonize 1 Cor 11:5 with 1 Cor 14:34 (and with 1 Tim 2:11-12). I suggested that in the meeting of the local church, […]
The October 28 devotion in Oswald Chamber’s My Utmost for His Highest risks leaving people in the dark about what he meant. I think Chambers is making an important point […]
And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand (John 10:28). The Lord Jesus makes five different never...
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering questions about “The New Perspective on Paul.” What is this...
Over the last few blogs, I have been discussing each of the crowns mentioned in the NT. The reason I have done so is that...
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