December 4, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Genesis 28:10-22
Is there a connection between the tower of Babel and Jacob’s ladder

Jacob was leaving the Promised Land to go to Padan Aram to find a wife among his mother’s people. He was away from the place where God had promised to […]

December 1, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John 5:13, Jas 2:19, teaching
Do we listen carefully to what the Word of God says

For successful communication to take place, the one sending the message and the one receiving the message must be on the same page. It is a common occurrence, however, that […]

November 30, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Biblical Rebus puzzles
What Biblical word or phrase comes to mind when you see

Here is a simple Rebus puzzle that conveys a Biblical theme: DICE DICE Do you see what the message is there? If not, see my endnote.i In this blog, I’m […]

November 29, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Bema, Humility, rewards
What recognition will humble servants of the Lord receive

When I was in college, I attended one of our nation’s military service academies. Naturally, we studied our nation’s heroes. All the buildings on campus were named after such men. […]

Are you clinging to God

Jacob was returning to the Promised Land after twenty-one years in Padan Aram. He left single. He returned with two wives, two concubines, eleven sons, and many flocks and herds. […]

November 27, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Cor 4:5, Grace, Motives
Can you determine someone’s motive

In 1 Cor 4:5, Paul tells us not to judge the motives of other believers. Every time I have heard this verse discussed, it has been said that if we […]

Are there things that keep you from understanding the Scriptures

Like many people who read this blog, I have spent a large part of my life attending Evangelical churches. Most people in these churches see the Bible as a book […]

November 23, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Inspiration and inerrancy
_Is affirming that you believe in inerrancy the same as believing in inerrancy

In a 2016 article entitled, “Am I Neo-Orthodox?” (see here), Baptist scholar Dr. Roger Olson, professor at Baylor’s Truett Seminary, told about the time “some years ago” when the president-elect […]

November 22, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - bible, Mark 8:34-38, translations
Have you ever been exposed to a bad translation of the Bible

We deal with translators all the time. Unless we use a Greek text when we read the NT, we use a translation. If you go to other countries, a translator […]

In what sense was the new nation saved at the Red Sea and at Jericho

William asks a question I’d never heard, and commentaries do not address. It is an excellent question: In yesterday’s blog, “Was Tanakh Written to Believers?” [see here] you indicate that […]

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