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Monday, February 29, 2016

Beyond Baseline Obedience

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The specs for the Ark are so clear even Hasbro made a model of it. Words on paper are rarely enough. Hey, there’s nothing wrong ...
Sunday, February 28, 2016

Only One Son

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Genesis 22 provides the account of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac. In just nineteen short verses we are given the simple outline of a ...
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Brains With Feet

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Too Hot to Handle: Break Out the Marshmallows

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Inbox: Truth Leaves the Stage Entirely

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A friend from up north forwards a few thoughts from 1 Timothy 3 well worth considering. The apostle Paul, he says, is concerned that ...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Try Reading It First

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

I’m Not Sorry

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Elton John sang that “Sorry seems to be the hardest word”, which is quite untrue. We hear the word “sorry” dozens of times a day, u...
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Monday, February 22, 2016

Quote of the Day (17)

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This summary of a recent series of Twitter exchanges reminds us the claims of scientists are frequently overstated: “To put it in co...
Sunday, February 21, 2016

If There Were No Christians

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Saturday, February 20, 2016

Redefining the Language

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Nicked from the comments on another website: “What is incredible is how many churches pay people full time to be ‘worship music leade...
Friday, February 19, 2016

Too Hot to Handle: How Do You Read It? (2)

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

Thought Experiment #2: Light Momentary Affliction

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Paul was, in his own words , a former blasphemer, persecutor and ignorant opponent of Jesus Christ. That’s not Paul being humble. Tha...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Leave Scripture Out of It

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In 2013’s Pauline Paradoxes Decoded , a self-described “world famous cryptographer” named Michael Wood  — whose Wikipedia entry remains ...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

The Priests Are In The Pews

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The concept of priesthood did not originate with the Bible. That may be where most of us first encounter priests, but priesthood has exis...
Monday, February 15, 2016

Life and Godliness

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To whom much was given ... What is really necessary to please God? I’m not thinking of salvation here but of service. The fun...
Sunday, February 14, 2016

A Profound Apology

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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Division and the Preservation of the Bible

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Friday, February 12, 2016

Too Hot to Handle: How Do You Read It? (1)

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Poetry and Practice

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The apostle Paul is not primarily known as a poet. Still, even translated into English, 1 Corinthians 13 is poetic enough to have b...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Witnessing to Witnesses [Part 5]

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Jehovah’s Witnesses acknowledge the Bible’s inspiration and accuracy  but not its testimony about the deity of Jesus Christ. That’s b...