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Every scripture is inspired by God [God-breathed] and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness- 2 Timothy 3:16 NET Did you know that scholars study the Bible from a variety of perspectives, some of which … Continue reading →

There is, no doubt, much anxiety and apprehension world-wide about the mideastern conflict and what must be seen as an anticipated effort by the nations surrounding Israel to remove the Jewish nation from its soil. As a Christian you might … Continue reading →

Paul spoke of the restoration of all things [Acts 3:21] “the restoration not only of the true theocracy,’ the dictionary explains, “but also of that more perfect state of (even physical) things which existed before the fall” It is an … Continue reading →

The account of Saul enquiring of a necromancer in 2 Samuel 28 has puzzled many a scholar. What is it saying? 2 Samuel 28:13, “What did you see!” 1 Samuel 28:6 The sin is not in seeking to know. If we … Continue reading →

Here’s a devotional thought worthy our attention: 2 Timothy 4:16-17a KJV “At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. Notwithstanding the Lord … Continue reading →

What makes me an “American?” Or asked another way: Is there such a thing as the American Cultural Experience and am I a part of it? People come to America for many reasons. Some do not seem to know or … Continue reading →

Have you ever reflected back on choices you have made and wondered “What if” I had chosen ‘B’ instead of ‘A’? How would life be different now? I have—which has led me to research the “what if’s” in Scripture—if there are … Continue reading →

Isaiah 56:3 reads in the KJV: “Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a … Continue reading →

I have been gifted a work by Walter Brueggemann, “Sabbath as Resistance: Saying NO to the CULTURE OF NOW.” In his preface he speaks of “A distinct faith identity in the midst of a culture that is inhospitable” to anything … Continue reading →

I was not prepared for what I was about to learn on reading Walter Brueggemann’s Commentary on Isaiah. In his note on Isaiah 2:6b-8, he wrote, “The prophetic tradition, long before Karl Marx, understood that distorting religion and distorting economics … Continue reading →