Author Archives: johnhking_1ie7oo

Reading in Melvin L. Hodges’ The Indigenous Church ( Springfield, Mo. Gospel Publishing House, 2009) I discovered I was not alone believing that the missionary approach to evangelism should work as well in the U.S.A. as it does in the … Continue reading →

I was not prepared for what I was about to learn on reading Walter Brueggemann’s commentary of Isaiah.⁠1  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 →

I have been pondering my next “project” to keep busy. I have wanted to do a deep study of Isaiah since I have nibbled at the edges of his prophecy and found his work a grammatical challenge. I, apparently, am … Continue reading →

[taken from my current work: Isaiah and the Six Woes: A Cautionary Tale of Pity.] “He now goes along as He went along in the olden times.”⁠1 Habakkuk learned.  The NIV reads, “He marches on forever.”⁠2 And this is what … Continue reading →

I have been giving serious thought to the trend in the “free” world⁠1 to promote LGBTQ as a legally recognized community.⁠2 Affirmative action⁠3  acknowledges LGBTQ as a separate and diverse group worthy of equal legal and social recognition.⁠4 Some colleges have … Continue reading →

The arrogance of the Babylonians was unnerving [Habakkuk 1:10-11] The Babylonians attribute their military successes to their own strength as their god. Habakkuk, notwithstanding, is confident and hopeful that God will not permit His people to perish at their hands. … Continue reading →

[taken from my current work: Isaiah and the Six Woes: A Cautionary Tale of Pity.] Whether a nation or an individual, the biblical message of Isaiah is the same. And if there is a sequence or order to the 6 … Continue reading →

[taken from my current work: Isaiah and the Six Woes: A Cautionary Tale of Pity.] Therefore, just as fire licks up stubble and dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will rot and their flowers wither. For they … Continue reading →

According to the Mishnah, Rabbinical teachings on the Torah, the Passover meal was eaten with a “hin” (10 pints) of red wine. [see Rev. Dr. Edersheim. “The Temple, Its Ministry and Services, as They were at the Time of Jesus … Continue reading →

[on Psalm 51:13 when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. “Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.“] David is impassioned about helping others find the magnanimity of … Continue reading →