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ancient Roman toilets in Ephesus, Turkey
October 19, 2017 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: churches, toilets, worship

Toilets in the sanctuary

ONE OF THE CHURCHES I attended as a child got sold and turned into a bar. Then later, worse, a used-car dealership. Locals who would get a drink at the bar would later choke at the used-car lot. Archaeologists in Israel have discovered that the same …

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July 22, 2017 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Did you know? | tag: rest, Sabbath, worship

Why Jesus allowed harvesting on the Sabbath

Religion experts asked Jesus why he didn’t stop his disciples from picking a snack of grain as they walked through a field on the day of rest, since the scholars considered that as harvesting. Jesus said, “The Son of Humans is the boss of the …

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woman writing a letter
March 12, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, author, bible, Bible interpretation, books, christian writing, Christianity, church, encourage, encouragement, God, Jesus Christ, Lord, media, resurrection, Sunday, worship, write

How to write a writer

ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE I get an email from someone with a message that I know I’ll remember for a long time. I got a kind email a few days ago from a lady named Jennifer Gall, who gave me permission to let you read what she said. It’s going to sound …

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drawing of man in burial shroud
March 10, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, author, Baruch, bible, Bible interpretation, books, burial, christian writing, Christianity, church, coffin, God, Israel, Jesus Christ, lazarus, Lord, martha, Mary, media, resurrection, sin, Sunday, worship

Lazarus: Recalled from heaven?

I GET ODD QUESTIONS about the Bible from time to time. Like this one from Jean Yargovan, who wins a free book of mine for taking the time to send the weird question my way. It’s the Bible Question of the Week, my Monday feature. “On Sunday at church …

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Caiaphas' bone box
March 7, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, adam, author, Baruch, bible, Bible interpretation, bone box, books, Caiaphas, christian writing, Christianity, church, coffin, flood, God, Israel, Jesus Christ, king david, kings, Lord, media, sin, Sunday, worship

The Bible isn’t always wrong

EVEN IF THE BIBLE is not a history book, as many Christians insist, it does have some reliable history. In this week’s Friday Fun Facts, I should probably tell you a little about that, since in my last two blog posts I reported why some Christians …

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grumpy man standing
March 5, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, adam, author, bible, Bible interpretation, books, christian writing, Christianity, church, flood, God, Israel, Jesus Christ, Lord, media, sin, Sunday, worship

Reaction: “Why Christians doubt Bible history”

WELL MONDAY’S BLOG punched a button. Not the button I expected. Monday’s blog was Why do some Christians doubt Bible history? I gave some of the reasons some Christian say they doubt the accuracy of Bible stories that others read as history. I …

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Painting of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
March 3, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, adam, author, bible, Bible interpretation, books, christian writing, Christianity, church, creation, eve, flood, garden of eden, God, Israel, Jesus Christ, Lord, media, sin, Sunday, worship

Why do some Christians doubt Bible history?

HEADS EXPLODE over this question. I’ve seen it happen. We’ve talked about this question in my Bible study class. People in the group explored reasons why some Christians don’t believe there was a literal Adam and Eve, or a flood that covered the …

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Herodias
February 28, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, author, bible, books, Caligula, christian writing, Christianity, church, France, God, Herod Agrippa, Herod Antipas, Herod II, Herodias, Israel, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Lord, media, Pliny, roman empire, Romans, rome, sin, Sunday, worried, worry, worship, writing

Bad wife: The woman who killed John

< IT’S BAD ENOUGH that folks remember Herodias as Galilee’s First Lady of Don’t Mess with Me—for getting the head of John the Baptist served up on a platter merely because he called her a sinner. But she had stink left in her after killing John. In …

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PAINTING OF WOMEN WITH WATER POTS
February 26, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, apps, author, bible, books, christian writing, Christianity, church, e-books, God, iPad, iPad apps, Jesus Christ, Kindle books, Lord, media, multimedia, Romans, sin, Star Trek, Sunday, technology, worried, worry, worship, writing

Frustration of a Christian author

TO KNOW WHAT FRUSTRATES ME as a Christian author, picture the angel Gabriel with an iPhone. He’s flying around inside a church that hasn’t been built yet, videotaping the fly-through with his phone. Afterward, he posts the video in hi-def on Vimeo. …

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woman and child
February 24, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, bible, books, Christianity, church, depressed, depression, forgive, forgiveness, God, Jesus Christ, Lord, roman empire, Romans, sin, Sunday, worried, worry, worship

Does God really forgive me?

WE’VE DONE TERRIBLE THINGS, many of us. Probably most of us. Maybe all of us. No wonder I recently got dished up this question: If I could ask God one thing, I would ask “Does He really forgive me?” I picked this as the Bible question of the week …

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Painting of Cleopatra and Mark Antony
February 21, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, Actium, Battle of Actium, bible, books, Caesar Augustus, Christianity, church, Cleopatra, Gaius Octavian, heaven, Jesus Christ, Lord, Mark Antony, Octavia, roman empire, Romans, Sunday, worship

Hubby who cheated on Caesar’s little sis

IF YOU’RE READING THIS you’re a guinea pig. I’m test-driving a new idea for a Friday feature. As I work through my research during the week, I’m going to look for a little-known fact from the Bible or Bible history. And I’m gonna let you in on …

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Portrait of a miner
February 19, 2014 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: #stephenmmiller, bible, books, Christianity, church, encouragement, friday, heaven, hump day, inspiration, Jesus Christ, Lord, Sunday, wednesday, worship

Bible words that carry us to Friday

INSTEAD OF MY WORDS, for a change how about some sacred words. It’s Wednesday. Get-over-the-hump Day. See Friday ahead. Some of my friends are going through tough times. It’s a hard week to face. They need strong words of encouragment. …

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