Darkness at the Cross (Mark 15:33)

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KENNETH W. YATES Editor I. INTRODUCTION Each Synoptic Gospel writer mentioned that when Jesus was dying on the cross, darkness fell upon the land for three hours (Matt 27:45; Mark 15:33; Luke 23:44). However, because of the general nature of narrative literature, we are not told the significance of this darkness. In this article, I
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Indexes of the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society (1988–2022)

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John Yantis I. EDITOR’S NOTE The Spring 2022 issue of the JOTGES included a subject index through the word salvation. This issue concludes the subject index from sanctification to worship. II. SUBJECT INDEX OF JOTGES: SANCTIFICATION TO WORSHIP Sanctification “Getting Sanctification Done: The Primacy of Narrative in Tim Keller’s Exegetical Method,” by Timothy F. Kauffman.
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Mom, I’m a Girl

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Mom, I’m a Girl. By Judy Glenney. Enumclaw, WA: Redemption Press, 2017. 246 pp. Paper, $16.99. This book tells the story and lessons learned by a mother who lost her son to suicide at the age of 19. The son struggled with what is called transgenderism, though his counselors questioned that diagnosis. Glenney and her
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Scandalous Grace: A Book for Tired Christians Seeking Rest

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Scandalous Grace: A Book for Tired Christians Seeking Rest. By Preston Sprinkle. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2021. 188 pp. Paper, $17.99. The title of this book catches the attention of those who promote the grace of God. Sprinkle desires to show how great the grace of God is. He starts off by discussing
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Apprehension of Jesus in the Gospel of John

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Apprehension of Jesus in the Gospel of John. By Josaphat C. Tam. WUNT 2/399. Edited by Jörg Frey. Tübingen, GER: Mohr Siebeck, 2015. 265 pp. Paper, €89,00. Tam is an assistant professor at Evangel Seminary in Hong Kong. This book is a revision of his 2014 Ph.D. thesis at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
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Rooted: Connect with God, the Church, Your Purpose

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Rooted: Connect with God, the Church, Your Purpose. Kenton Beshore, et al. NP: Rooted Network, 2020. 227 pp. Cloth, $15.00. Rooted is a 10-week discipleship course that invites participants to practice seven “rhythms” based upon Acts 2: Daily Devotion (Acts 2:42, 46), Prayer (Acts 2:42), Repentance (Acts 2:37-39), Serve the Community (Acts 2:44-45), Sacrificial Generosity
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Cain: Testing the Limits of God’s Love

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Bob Bryant1 Cypress Valley Bible Church Marshall, TX I. INTRODUCTION We read about Cain in Genesis 4: Now the man had relations with his wife Eve. And she conceived and gave birth to Cain. And she said, “I’ve gotten a man child with the help of the Lord.” And again, she gave birth to his
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Beyond Prewrath: End-Time Prophecy

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Beyond Prewrath: End-Time Prophecy. By Robert Parker. Winter Garden, FL: Robert’s Trumpet, LLC, 2021. 139 pp. Paper, $19.95. Robert Parker is a student of the Bible and has a background in mathematics/engineering. Both of these aspects of his life come through in this book on Biblical prophecy. As a result of his studies, he posits
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