When I was a senior at Harding I drove down to Little Rock to take the GRE. Returning to Searcy on Hwy 67 I was behind a white 15 passenger van that was pulling a trailer full of scrap metal. All of a sudden pieces of metal and debris fell off the trailer right in [...]
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And now for something completely different - moments in my life I thought there was a good chance I might not survive.
The first was when I was six or seven years old. I had just learned how to turn my bike. I saw this weenie dog come running down the road. This was no ordinary [...]
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Mark is certainly a delicious book with all of the sandwiches he leaves throughout the narrative. We have another sandwich in Mark 6.
Crust - Jesus Sends out the Twelve (6:6b-13)
Meat - John the Baptist Beheaded (6:14-29)
Crust - The Twelve Return (6:30-30)
The inner part always illuminates the outer part. What does that have to teach us [...]
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There is little wonder that a dead and dying world wants to give death a makeover. Why turn and have life when you can just give things new names?
Instead of pro-death they call abortion “pro-choice“
Instead of adultery they call it “open marriage“
Instead of calling sexual activity with underage children rape the school system calls it [...]
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The NIV chapter break between 4 and 5 is in an unfortunate place. 4:1-34 is a distinct unit and 4:35-41 clearly fits together better with the miracles in chapter 5. There is a common theme in the four miracles in these verses. In each one people are afraid and each time Jesus points to the [...]
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This has some really good background information on the Roman world, crucifixion, theology, etc.
Here is a link to the full text of Mark Roberts’ Why Did Jesus Have to Die
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I was saddened to hear that biblical scholar and Old Testament theologian Bernhard Anderson died the day after Christmas. He was best known for his work on Old Testament theology and the psalms. For a more complete story see this link at BAR. For a list of his books see here.
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It is not often that I type a post with tears in my eyes but this is one time I do. As some of you know Missy and I had a miscarriage a few months back and I wanted to share a story that recently brought us a lot of joy. When we were pregnant [...]
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I have posted the video for this skit some time back. The more I think about it and show it to others I think there is one thing missing. All the forces of darkness tug at her and hold her back from getting to Jesus and enjoying the relationship she once had with him. The [...]
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Ironically this was done in New Orleans in 2002.
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