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Q LIFE APPLICATION. Writing from Corinth, a 300-mile walk (483 km) south of Thessalonica (400 miles/645 km by sea), Paul says everyone in what is now Greece seems to have heard about the people of Thessalonica getting religion: “You have managed to …
CHRISTIANS GRUMBLED from the very beginning. It’s written into the story of how the church got started. Once a week I’m letting you take a peek inside the new paraphrase of Acts—the story of what happened after Jesus left the planet. It’s a …
PASTOR PETE takes the lead when Jesus leaves the planet. As the writer of Acts tells it, Peter goes right into the Temple courtyard—the stomping ground of Jewish leaders who crucified Jesus a few weeks earlier—and he starts preaching that Jesus is …
MY CHURCH DOESN’T STINK. But I’m wondering if it should. It doesn’t have a smell at all, far as I can sniff. Concrete and steel don’t give off any scent within my range. Maybe Buddy the Dog would say otherwise, with a bark. …
IT’S A COMMON QUESTION BUT ODD. This Bible question, which comes from Tom Temple (email me Tom for a free book), is common because a lot of people ask it. But it’s odd because in the question, Tom gives some of the answers scholars suggest. Here’s …
EVER WONDER why our favorite relatives and friends often seem to die first, leaving us with the Grinch who stole Christmas, Cruella de Vil, and the Wicked Witch of the West? Conventional Christian wisdom might explain it this way. God wants sweet …
YOUNG GALS WHAT TO KNOW. It’s the Bible Question of the Week, and it comes from Christina Smith Wise, who is passing along a question some young ladies asked during a church confirmation class. For her trouble, Christina gets a free book if she would …
I GOT AN EMAIL ALERT this week from the Religion News Service: “One of the most formidable figures in the world of Christian thought weighs in on hot topics such as natural disasters, homosexuality, and whether he thinks Christians can believe in …
ONE OF MY BIG REGRETS is that I moved 800 miles away from the rest of my family. I’d do it again, of course, because 800 miles away is where I met my wife and where we raised our daughter and son—my two best contributions to this world. I didn’t have …
WATCHING A COMEDY—The Big Bang Theory—I think I may have come up with the answer to this Bible Question of the Week. I got the question from LaVerne Tilson, a lady who has been on the planet long enough to deserve an honest answer to whatever …
I’VE BEEN ON THE PLANET long enough to have close friends and family who are facing what they say feels like age discrimination on the job. I find myself thinking about that lately and wondering what the Bible has to say about it, if anything. A few …
IT’S NOT HERESY. It’s Bible study. I’m prepping to lead my Sunday morning Bible study group in doing something they’ve never done before. Bible translation. For the better part of an hour I’m going to turn them into a team of Bible translators. I’m …
