4 Lenses for interpreting the 7 Letters of the Revelation
Questions flood my mind as I prepare to begin men’s summer Bible study on the seven letters of the Revelation Sunday evening. How should we understand the distinct genre of…
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Justifying Jesus’ Wrath in the Temple: Jer 7:11 and Jesus’ Clearing of the Temple
Jeremiah was one of the last prophets to hold out any hope for Judah, but even that was slim. Jeremiah was not pessimistic because of hardness on the LORD’s part,…
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The Chipmans’ Adoption Journey
Our adoption journey begins with a one-night stand in Nebraska in 1970, traverses through Charleston, South Carolina and central Missouri in 2012, and finds its destination in Kansas City. Yes,…
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“For the Church” Conference Reflections
Recently Pastor Adam and Julia Anderson, Toby Tiner, Kaleb Sheffield, Julie and I attended the MBTS For the Church Conference. The theme was Truth in an age of compromise, and…
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Holding the Psalms with Two Hands: Interpreting the Psalms via their Tensions
I am not a psalms scholar but I am a fan. A few minutes of mid-day reading the psalms has helped clear the gloom of life and better grasp the…
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Why a Men’s Study on the Psalms?
The psalms are emotional poems, and women are more emotional than men. So goes the logic of the psalms as material for women’s Bible studies. Men may be thought to…
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A Christian Response to Animal Cruelty, by Faith V.
Faith V. (15 years old) used the following manuscript to deliver her first Rhetoric 1 speech for the Master’s Christian Academy. Her delivery was excellent and met the 6-8 minute timeframe.…
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Christianity and Healthy Bodies, by Sarah C.
Sarah C. (15 years old) used the following manuscript to deliver her first Rhetoric 1 speech for the Master’s Christian Academy. Her delivery was excellent and met the 6-8 minute…
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Rhetoric and Reading for Understanding
Sunday I noted that the Rhetoric students at The Master’s Christian Academy delivered speeches last week. They did so well! One proud teacher here. Rhetoric begins with research; students are no…
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The Fragment of Mark may not matter much.
The Green family, owners of Hobby Lobby, fund what may be the largest private Biblical studies artifacts venture (http://www.greenscholarsinitiative.org/). In recent years their scholars discovered a mummy mask in which…