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Monthly Archives: July 2008
No Words
In my capacity as editor of Formations Adult Bible Study, I was aware of this since last week: Cooperative Baptist Fellowship pioneer Cecil Sherman has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Now that the word is out and I no … Continue reading
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The Old Testament Canon: The Least You Need to Know
“Canon” comes from a Greek word meaning “reed” or “measuring stick.” It is the technical term within Christianity for the list of books agreed as being divinely inspired and authoritative in the church. Although Judaism does not use this terminology, … Continue reading
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Ordaining Women and Homosexuals
My brother Michael will no doubt disagree with half of this post by Mark D. Roberts, while my other brother Michael is just as likely to disagree with the other half. Platypus that I am, I think Roberts has it … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Ministry, Theology
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Greek Profs, Beware!
Rick Mansfield thought it would be amusing to send me, one of his former Greek professors, a link to this: Ways to Make Your Greek Professor Look Stoopid. Hmph! Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the … Continue reading
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All the King’s Horses: Chariotry in the Reign of Saul
To recap: According to Robert Drews‚ The End of the Bronze Age, the transition from chariot-heavy Bronze Age military tactics and infantry-heavy Iron Age tactics was rather quick. If this is so, then the evidence for one sort of warfare … Continue reading
Posted in Old Testament, Wealth of Egypt
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Ouch!
Newspaper Misspells Its Name on Front Page How embarrassing. This sort of thing would never happen here at Smith and Hewlys. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
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Depraved, but also Stupid
Some of the names parents saddle their children with should be considered a form of child abuse. And at least one poor girl in New Zealand, named Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii, has been made a ward of the … Continue reading
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Snakes in a Church
I only link to this article because my family roots are in Bell County, Kentucky. (H/T: Jim West) Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
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Calvin and Hobbes, Annotated
If someone did this for most of the stuff on TV…I still wouldn’t watch it. Be sure to check out the basic premise of the blog, too. It is not unlike a project I started here a couple of years … Continue reading
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What I Do When Life Is Getting To Me
If Mike Aquilina were a priest, this is probably the kind of thing he’d assign as penance. Our church is getting ready to refurbish our children’s classroom area and have commissioned some murals with a “Bible-time village” theme. We wanted … Continue reading
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