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Moral Accountability

Accountability is the eternal question; it can be addressed from many angles. My faith asserts we are all accountable to God. If there is one thing I will seek verbally in holding your feet to the fire, this is it. … Continue reading

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Recovery of Rez 2

At one time it had been a mining station. When the ores played out, the mining company moved on, auctioned off the equipment and allowed the facility to rot. Except it was in a place which seemed oddly shielded from … Continue reading

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Ancient Truth: Acts Note

In the process of editing my commentary on Acts, I ran into a spot where it seemed essential to explain a bit of theological background. At the end of my notes on Chapter 13, I added this paragraph: It becomes … Continue reading

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Zechariah: Intro and Chapter 1

Introduction: Zechariah is a common Hebrew name, meaning “the Lord Remembers.” This one is the grandson of the Iddo, one of the priests who returned in the first wave under Cyrus’s decree. This make the prophet much younger than his … Continue reading

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Soul Seeds: Soul Seeds

Why did Jesus teach in parables? Even when it was easy enough to state things in more common terms, He insisted on using parables. His disciples were puzzled and oddly, in response to a parable about parables, asked why. “Behold, … Continue reading

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Soul Seeds: Not in Shadow

John presented a side of Jesus the other three Gospel writers did not cover well. Their works had long been published when John filled in the gaps by telling things from a different angle. Rather than sketch out the life … Continue reading

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Soul Seeds: Kingdom to Come

One of the most interesting debates among Protestant theologians today is whether the term “Kingdom of God” or “Kingdom of Heaven” applies to something we live with now, something coming later at Christ’s return, or something including both. Sometimes it’s … Continue reading

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Soul Seeds: Never Satisfied

The story of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) may not be a parable, but an actual piece of history. Jesus tells it in a style quite different from parables, and its meaning is so very bluntly clear: Rich … Continue reading

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Intuitions of Wars

What follows is not prophecy; it’s simply intuition. We’ve known for a few weeks the US is now totally unhappy with the rebels in Syria. It appears they’ve been losing pretty badly, so we had some Stinger missiles sort of … Continue reading

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Friday Book Report 2

Thanks for stopping by, readers. I’ve finished the revision of the commentary on Matthew’s Gospel. If you are dying to read the latest version, start here (site gone). This is what will be in the next book. I’m just a … Continue reading

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