Tag Archives: prophecy

Rapture Prep?

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

Yesterday afternoon I received a letter in the mail from someone who I have not seen for many years, but who is related to people I know better and have seen more recently. This letter contained a single solitary cd … Continue reading →

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Psalm 48: Great Is The Lord, And Greatly To Be Praised

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

In many ways, Psalm 47 [1] and Psalm 48 are closely connected as Psalms that together praise God for his rule, for his conquest of the heathen nations that rose up against God and have opposed God’s ways during human … Continue reading →

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Psalm 47: Shout To God With The Voice Of Triumph

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

“Our God is an awesome God, He reigns from heaven above with wisdom, power, and love. Our God is an awesome God” is the chorus to a popular Christian song [1] that has been recorded by many artists. The song, … Continue reading →

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Had Enough Bad News?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

It is remarkable and amazing how many websites are devoted to bad news. We are certainly a day and age where good news seems to be put under a lot more scrutiny than bad news. When people are used to … Continue reading →

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What Would Dietrich Bonhoeffer Do?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

The last time I asked this question in a blog entry the subject of conversation was the unification of Germany under the direction of Otto von Bismarck and its implications for European unity by iron and blood rather than peaceful … Continue reading →

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Book Review: What Will Happen In Harry Potter 7?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Mugglenet.com’s What Will Happen In Harry Potter 7: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Falls In Love And How Will The Adventure Finally End? by Ben Schoen, Emerson Spartz, Andy Gordon, Gretchen Stull & Jamie Lawrence The biggest (and for some, … Continue reading →

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Psalm 46: God Is Our Refuge And Our Strength

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

In October of 2005, one of my first lengthy written Bible Studies (I wish I was able to find the notebook where I wrote it now) that I wrote was on Psalm 46. It was a dark and stormy night … Continue reading →

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On The Follies Of Apostolic Succession

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

If one is ever in need of a laugh at misguided scholarly intentions, Bob Thiel’s Cogwriter website is always filled with good humor. One of the most ridiculous doctrines on display here is his defense of apostolic succession. It is … Continue reading →

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Psalm 137: Rivers Of Babylon

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

Thanks to the “band” Boney M, Psalm 137 may be one of the best known psalms in pop music. It seems somewhat ironic that Boney M, a group of mostly Jamaicans who fronted a band run by a German producer … Continue reading →

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Deuteronomy 4:5-9: The Evangelistic Mission Of Israel

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Many people think of Christianity as a particularly evangelistic religion based on the Great Commission (see Matthew 28:18-20, for example) or the passion of the Apostle Paul for preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God to the Gentiles. This … Continue reading →

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