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 Rev 2-3 in light of the apocalyptic character of the book? Why are the letters placed after ch 1, and…
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, he simply knew the fickleness of the people of Judah. If there were signs of repentance, there was a good…
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, explanations are in order. My 17-year old biological parents met, I am told by the records available through Nebraska Children’s…
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 speakers included Russell Moore, David Platt and Jason Allen. In order to provide you with some reflections of the conference,…
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 relationship between the Old and New Testaments. I confess, however, that the psalms are sometimes difficult to understand. The author…
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 take up the psalms at times of emotional crisis (job loss/stress, family health concerns, etc.) or when they are not…
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. The class has met weekly on Tuesday mornings from 10:30-12:30 during the 2014-15 academic year. For this speechFaith composed nearly a…
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 timeframe. The class has met weekly on Tuesday mornings from 10:30-12:30 during the 2014-15 academic year. For this speech Sarah…
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 more persuasive than they are knowledgable. Recently I was asked about the process of research, “how do I go about…
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 a papyri fragment of the Gospel of Mark is reported to have been found. This news was first made public…
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