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Soul Seeds: Pigs and Pearls
“Do not give what is holy to dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.” (Matthew 7:6) The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) was not a … Continue reading
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Soul Seeds: Treasured Living
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not … Continue reading
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Soul Seeds: Salt and Light
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. “You are the light of … Continue reading
New Series: Getting the Parables Right
Working title: Soul Seeds: Jesus’ Parables (SSJP) — One of the readers commenting on the previous book asked if I could explain some of the parables. I wrote these lessons some ten years ago. I’ve decided to update them in … Continue reading
Zephaniah 2
Having warned them Jehovah would bring His wrath upon all the known world in the previous chapter, Zephaniah warns the people of Judah they may as well gather themselves and save God the trouble. Like stalks and chaff from the … Continue reading
Zephaniah — Intro and Chapter 1
Intro The great-grandson of King Hezekiah, Zephaniah was part of the royal clan, a near relative to King Manasseh under whose reign he was born. This was the infamous king who drug Judah into every imaginable form of idolatry and … Continue reading
Epistemology and the Fall (Updated)
I’m getting a trickle of questions about Jesus’ behavior, enough to start an outline, but most of them are rather late in His ministry. For the next chapter of our book it seems obvious to discuss biographical background and some … Continue reading
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Habakkuk 3
It would be almost embarrassing to attempt breaking down the rich poetic imagery in this grand Hebrew psalm. Far more important to the reader is understanding the uniquely Hebrew approach to certain fundamental questions. Modern Western man chokes on the … Continue reading
TMOC: The Adulteress
Let’s start thinking about what this proposed book should attempt to say. Surely you’ve read in John 8 about the woman caught in adultery. I’ll mention in passing this story is highly disputed among textual scholars. That is, you’ll find … Continue reading
Habakkuk 2
Wisely does Habakkuk announce he will wait on God to answer, for the Lord does all things in His own good time. We struggle to understand how the Hebrew mind viewed time so differently. The hand of God moves when … Continue reading
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