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WE HAD A DISAGREEMENT in Sunday’s Bible study, my good buddy and me. We couldn’t agree on the name of Jesus. In a nutshell, which is certainly not where my friend belongs except when we talk politics, he said he thought “There’s something about that …
IT CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE last week, while I was prepping to teach Sunday’s Bible study session. I was sitting in my chair in my office when my jaw dropped and my eyes began to fill. I was working with John 17. It’s the prayer Jesus prayed for …
“Burning sulfur…came down like rain on Sodom and Gomorrah,” and Lot’s wife “became a pillar made out of salt,” (Genesis 19:24, 26 NIRV). The area, in the south part of the Dead Sea, is rich in sulfur, salt, and natural gas. One theory, an earthquake …
BIBLE EXPERTS would love to know why the Bible says God ordered Joshua and the invading Jews to commit genocide, and “completely destroy” (Deuteronomy 20:17) every last Canaanite living in what is now Israel – men, women, children, and even their …
I JUST GOT BACK from my neighborhood UPS Store. A Kingston 64 GB flash drive the size of a baby kitten’s tongue is on its way to an editor. That sliver of metal holds the last nine months of my work. I beat the deadline by 3½ months, which I’ve heard …
When animals died to atone for the sins of humans, all five senses reminded worshipers that sin was deadly serious. Sight: cutting the animal’s throat. Sound: death squeal. Touch: warm blood. Smell: burning meat. Taste: worshipers ate some …
MOST FOLKS DON’T KNOW what Romans in Jesus’ day had to say about crucifixion. Many know what the Bible says about it. They know that it says “Soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters…they stripped him… spit on him and grabbed a stick and struck …
I’VE BEEN WAITING ALL SUMMER for this. I discovered on Friday night that NASA had finally released the new and improved elevation data for the Middle East. That’s the stuff I need to make better maps for Bible study. The resolution NASA offered …
Christians didn’t start teaching that God expected a 10% tithe of income until the mid-1800s; there are no sermons on tithing before then. Tithing became a fundraising technique after the American government stopped supporting churches with tax …
I DO NOT WANT SOME CHRISTIANS covering my back. I don’t want them coming to my rescue. I don’t want them helping me in a crisis. They will not cover my six. They will run from my attackers. They will hide in a crisis. They are reliably unreliable and …
PEOPLE ROLLED THEIR EYES at me when I suggested we read out loud all 16,000 words from the Gospel of John. I wasn’t sure I liked the idea either. I was sitting in the once-a-year meeting that leaders in my Sunday morning Bible study class have to set …
At God’s command, the prophet Isaiah named one of his sons Maher-shalal-hash-baz. That’s Hebrew for “swift to plunder and quick to spoil,” prediction of what invaders would do to the Jews of Samaria. We can only hope they gave the boy a nickname. …
