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Divine Providence In The Book Of Ruth: Part One

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

[Note: This is a very long essay, over 30 pages of text, and it covers some of the aspects of divine providence in Ruth chapters 1 and 2, including connections between Ruth and the rest of scripture. A commentary on … Continue reading →

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Book Review: God’s Time Capsule

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

God’s Time Capsule: The Great Pyramid And Sphinx Of Giza Egypt, Volume 1, by Ralph Lyman A short (about 150 pages) but highly technical work filled with diagrams and photos (and even a few geometry proofs), this book is of … Continue reading →

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Passover Before The Exodus

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

The fourteenth day of the first lunar month in the biblical calendar is the biblical Passover. Jews to this day still celebrate the Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread in honor of the Exodus from Egypt. Christians today also … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Making Of The Old Testament

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

The Cambridge Bible Commentary On The New English Bible, Introductory Volume: The Making Of The Old Testament, edited by Enid B. Mellor It is clear from the bias that this book is written by a “sophisticated” writer whose knowledge of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Origins And Empire Of Ancient Israel

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

The Origins And Empire Of Ancient Israel, by Steven M. Collins This book is an entry-level book into the discussion of the historical question of Israel’s ancient empire. For those who do not wish to tackle much harder or longer … Continue reading →

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He Waited For The City

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

[Note: This is the text for the (brief) sermon message I gave on December 10, 2011, at the Mae Surin Refugee Camp.] Do you know what today is? Here in Thailand, December 10th is Constitution Day, a day where Thai … Continue reading →

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Yet Forty Days And Nineveh Will Be Destroyed

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

When we read prophecies of judgment in the Bible, how do we view God?  God’s judgment against an evil city or an evil nation is nothing more than the sort of judgment that Achan Leon or I here give to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Thread

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

The Thread:  God’s Appointments With History, by Ronald L. Dart In stark contrast to the last book by Ronald L. Dart that I read [1], this book I can wholeheartedly recommend, without reservations.  It was only at the very end … Continue reading →

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Whoever Is Of A Willing Heart

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Most people, when they give offertory messages, like to go to the same few places in the Bible over and over again. Rather than giving you reasons why you should give an offering this time, I thought it preferable to … Continue reading →

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Life Among The Ruins

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

One of the stronger, and odder, interests of mine as a lifelong student of history has been my love of the melancholy beauty of ruins. Though ruins are all over the world, no one deliberately goes out to build ruins. … Continue reading →

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