Monthly Archives: September 2026

Building Trust

I never wanted to control others; I’ve always tried to promote them in pursuing their own calling. When I first stated blogging some 25+ years ago, my only interest was simply having my say. I would have been quite surprised … Continue reading →

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Why Pick on the NAR?

It’s impossible to cover all the bases. If I wrote something every day, and if you were to read everything I wrote, you would still have questions about things I’ve said in terms of what I believe about this or … Continue reading →

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Reprise: New Apostolic Reformation

We are going to take a quick break from Hebrews and examine something very timely here. If the upcoming elections turn against Trump, we might see a surprising backlash coming from a shadowy religious group I’ve written about before. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Imprecatory Prayer for America

I’ll give you a model — Psalm 5 in full: 1 Listen to what I say, Lord! Carefully consider my complaint! 2 Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you! … Continue reading →

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Hebrews 2-3

Re: Naked Bible 177: Hebrews 2 and Naked Bible 181: Hebrews 3 To be honest, in Hebrews 2, Heiser gets lost in his effort to shut down any talk of angels or elohim being offered redemption. Throughout the entire canon … Continue reading →

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They Chose Wrong

It makes no difference what nuanced distinctions you make between Jews, Zionists, neocons, etc. If you happen to notice that our lives are worse off because of people who fit these terms, you are an antisemite. As always, the definition … Continue reading →

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Facing This Tribulation

We need to get this through our heads: There is no hope for this world. If you take seriously the message of the gospel, that humanity is fallen and in need of redemption from above, then it must necessarily follow … Continue reading →

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Hebrews 1:5-14

Re: Naked Bible 176: Hebrews 1:5-14 We continue with the language of how Jesus is superior to all other created beings. Heiser puts way too much time in debunking JWs here, as they say that Jesus was a created being … Continue reading →

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Signs of Systemic Change

1. Dale Moreau (a disciple of Heiser) recently made it clear he was Arminian in theology. That’s okay; Heiser was too, but never admitted it. It’s as if Paul never said anything about Election, not to mention women leading men. … Continue reading →

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Hebrews 1:1-4

Re: Naked Bible 175: Hebrews 1:1-4 The Septuagint was the “Bible” in use in the first century churches until rather late in the century. It included several books that aren’t part of our canon (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, … Continue reading →

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