I'd like to start off with a quick story. Somewhere out west, a woman was driving her new Buick into town. It was a clear day, and there weren't that many people on the road. She was just sort of coasting. And it was your basic highway, two lanes in each direction. … Continue reading “When in Corinth, Don’t Do as the Corinthians Do” (A Bible Study of 1 Corinthians 6:12-20)
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Four Lepers and a Funeral (A Bible Study of 2 Kings 7:1-20 NKJV)
The book of 2 Kings is, just as 1 Kings is, the chronicling of the Jewish kings after the death of King Solomon. The nation was split into two kingdoms, the southern kingdom being that of Judah and the northern kingdom of Israel. After about 80 years, or so, the northern kingdom of Israel, and … Continue reading Four Lepers and a Funeral (A Bible Study of 2 Kings 7:1-20 NKJV)
Whiners Whine, It’s What They Do ( A Bible Study of Numbers 11:1-35)
On August 23rd, 2005, a tropical storm began to form off the coast of the Bahamas. Over the next two days, that storm grew in intensity, only barely becoming a hurricane shortly before making landfall in Florida on the 25th. As you would expect, the hurricane began to lose its strength at that point, and … Continue reading Whiners Whine, It’s What They Do ( A Bible Study of Numbers 11:1-35)
Those Who Forget History… (A Bible Study of Jude 1:1-13) – Part 1
My worst subject in school was always history. After all the years that I spent half asleep in my history classes, I can only tell you three things about history. George Washington had wooden teeth. Lincoln freed the slaves. And we landed on the moon. And I'm totally guessing that it happened in that order. … Continue reading Those Who Forget History… (A Bible Study of Jude 1:1-13) – Part 1
Stray Dogs
There were two issues that it took me some time to come to terms with after I became a Christian. Having been a dispensationalist, the first was to get over my unbiblical understanding of eschatology (But that is an issue that I’ll save for a later post). The other was an issue that seemed small … Continue reading Stray Dogs
The Goldilocks Obituary
A big part of growing up is learning. Some lessons you learn by hearing, some you learn by seeing, some you learn by doing. And other lessons are learned by reading some whacked out stories about wolves and pigs and little girls with baskets. That's right, I'm talking about children's stories. Stories about animals doing … Continue reading The Goldilocks Obituary
Searching For God
Have you ever played the Google Search Game? It’s where you start typing a phrase into Google and take a look at the search recommendations it gives back to you. The suggestions are based on actual searches done by others. For instance, if you go to Google and type in “Why do babies” into the … Continue reading Searching For God
Oh, the Things I’ll Do: A Bible Study of Philippians 4:10-13
If the modern prosperity gospel has a “life verse”, it's Philippians 4:13. Taken on its own, it is a very powerful verse. It might give you the power to lift a car over your head, or survive a jump off a very tall building. Prosperity preachers won't need but the faintest excuse for invoking it, … Continue reading Oh, the Things I’ll Do: A Bible Study of Philippians 4:10-13
Before the Foundations of the Earth 