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The other day I heard someone ask another person “Are you born again?” That strikes me as curious question. As any Bible student would quickly point out, the Bible uses a wide variety of figures of speech to refer to a person that’s been regenerated by the Holy Spirit. One wonders why some metaphors get […] Pastor Rob Bell’s new book, “Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived” is lighting up the blogosphere, and for good reason. He attempts to overturn centuries of established Biblical doctrine with a thought-provoking, artistic flair. He started the firestorm by producing a video trailer of his […] Here’s an interesting little doodad that shows where this site’s visitors are coming from. Click on the map to see a larger image. Thought that was interesting. If you want to know what a Virtuous Woman does, Proverbs 31 is a good place to start. But what if you want to know what a Virtuous Woman says? There are at least four prayers/songs of virtuous women in the Bible. For whatever reason, their words largely go untouched in contemporary Christendom. I think […] This DIY beauty dish has been made by lots of people, and details can be found all over the ‘net. Start with David Tajeda’s site (http://davidtejada.blogspot.com/2008/04/beauty-dish-for-sb-800.html). His dish makes a lot of good sense, and mine only varies slightly from his, so read his site before continuing. I tried HD, Garden Ridge, WalMart and several […] If you ask your local Sunday School student to give a Biblical description of an idol, he will likely say that in the past it might be a statue to Caesar or Molech or Baal or Chemosh, but these days, an idol is anything we value more than we value God: money, houses, cars, sex, […] Y’know.. of all the sanitized ‘cuss words’ we Christians might use, like ‘darn!’, ‘snap!’, ‘nuts!’, ‘stink!’ or ‘garwsh’, it’s a wonder we don’t take our epithets straight from our Manual; exegete our expletives, if you will. I’m thinking a word like ‘Shibboleth’ would make for a robust ‘Christian Cuss Word’. With the right pronunciation, it […] This is a test of the SIMILE Timeline code. Let’s see if it works, eh? Hmmm.m.. maybe not quite. When considering the remnant and the fate of those who aren’t part of the remnant, I think there’s a pattern that emerges. This struck me the other day from out of the blue when studying Isaiah. PRE-FLOOD Enoch – called out from the world Noah – called from the world; world destroyed
Why did Paul not forgive Alexander, but in the very next verse, forgave those who deserted him and didn’t take his side in defending him against Alexander. 2 Tim 4:14-16, ESV Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. [Paul is cursing Alexander here for the evil […] |
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