Tag Archives: Middle East

Bangkok And The Logistics Of Terrorism

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

As I found out to my peril this past fall, Bangkok is an important logistics hub where supplies come into and through Bangkok to those of us who live in Thailand’s hinterland. But, an article from Stratfor makes it plain … Continue reading →

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How Do Great Civilizations Get Lost?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

As someone who is fond of reading about ancient history, one finds that a great many civilizations vanish into thin air, leaving only the faintest traces in history, leaving archeological records that are often mis-attributed, and leaving great empires to … Continue reading →

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Prison Towns

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Though Baan Mae Sa Luang is a small village, somehow it manages to have two prisons. On the south end of the village, near the river, there is a juvenile detention center, and on the north end of the village, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: On The Reliability Of The Old Testament

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

On The Reliability Of The Old Testament, by K.A. Kitchen This book is a 500-page tour de force of scholarly work from ancient Near East texts that sets the dividing line between faith and evidence. If you believe in the … Continue reading →

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Visegrad: An Alternative Prophetic Fulfillment

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Though many people would little suspect it, I have a great personal interest in prophecy, little suspected because I have spent far too many years of my life dealing with people whose continual half-baked speculations on end-time prophecy were designed … Continue reading →

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The Trouble With Gnosticism

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

Even though Gnosticism is a nearly 2000 year old religious system, a name barely recognized by religious scholars, it still holds a tremendous appeal for people, largely for seeking to resolve tensions that exist in the Bible in either one … Continue reading →

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Naga: Enter The Dragon

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

Yesterday in one of my messages [1] I spoke about now Egypt in the Bible is often represented by the naga (water dragon) Rahab. It should be noted in the Canaanite religion that the Canaanite sky-god Baal was often seen … Continue reading →

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What Glorious Things Are Spoken?

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

[Note: This message, and the last [1], were given at Legacy Institute on Sabbath, May 14, 2011, in Chaing Mai, Thailand.] One of the studies in the Bible I have conducted is about a group of people known as the … Continue reading →

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This Day In History: On May 14, 1948, Israel Won Its Independence

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

One of my favorite national anthems is Hatikvah, which means “The Dove” in Hebrew and serves as the Israeli anthem. It eschews the tendency of some national anthems to obscurity, and others to pomposity, by adopting a grave and serious … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Everyday Biblical Literacy

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

Everyday Biblical Literacy: The Essential Guide To Biblical Allusions in Art, Literature, and Life, by J. Stephen Lang Now, it may seem strange that someone like myself (who is fairly obviously a biblical literate) would go out of their way … Continue reading →

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