Tag Archives: Revelation

The Devil’s in the Details

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

… unless he’s completely AWOL, that is. Duane Smith has all the abnormal info. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookBuzz it upTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Bird: Christmas in the Apocalypse

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Michael Bird on the true meaning of Christmas according to John the Seer: What if we could do the nativity story directed by Quentin Tarantino? … What would the nativity look like if Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed it? I … Continue reading →

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Emails to a Student 3

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Katherine, You write: 2) Are other prophecy sections in the Bible ex eventu prophecy? This is a subject of some debate. Many would point to the predictions in the Gospels of the impending destruction of the temple (see Lk 21:20ff.) … Continue reading →

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Laodicean

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

The winning word in this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee was “laodicean,” defined as “lukewarm or indifferent, particularly in matters of politics or religion.” Congratulations to eighth-grader Kavya Shivashankar for spelling it correctly. The word comes from a passage in … Continue reading →

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