In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void (Genesis 1:1-2a, ESV). I was taught in high school physics that the universe was made of atoms and subatomic particles. Now, quantum physics dictates something entirely different — that the core elements of the universe are not atoms but waves and […]
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Reading a chapter of Scripture, my mind sometimes wanders by the end, and I find myself losing focus on the final verses. This is a well-known phenomenon called “lazy reading,” developed as a theory by the OG (Old Guy, that’s me!). One of the “end-of-chapter” passages that I’ve recently re-focused on is 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17.
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As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God (1 Peter 4:10, NASB1995). Barbara and I have traveled dozens of times abroad for missions and adventures. During these trips, she takes photographs and often paints a picture from one of these photographs. For years,
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Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17, ESV). Three problems with reading the New Testament: First: The New Testament wasn’t written with chapters and verses. The chapters
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At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne (Revelation 4:2, ESV). In a book by C.S. Lewis, the mythical Queen Orual seeks an audience with God to complain about her life, demand justice, and ask why God allowed certain situations to happen. In answer to her
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Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him (1 Corinthians 7:17a, ESV). Go ahead and click this image to find my latest book. There’s further explanation later in this blog, but go ahead and take a look. You may not have read the
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As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world (Ephesians 2:1-2a, NIV). Mercy and grace were commonly used words in the ancient world until they met the blood of Jesus; then they became supernatural, resulting in new definitions that wouldn’t
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When first meeting someone, often we ask, “Well, you live in Springfield, Ohio. Do you know this person?” or “I know some people who live in Springfield, Ohio.” This is what the Apostle Paul was doing in Romans 16 — writing about people that he knew, who now lived in Rome. When Paul wrote and
But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body (Ecclesiastes 12:12, NASB1995). Most believers never experience “the writing of too many books” or “excessive devotion to books,” but I do. I have three million words of content that I’ve written in my computer files. And
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Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed (Proverbs 15:22, ESV). In both Bible college and seminary (mid-70s), I was taught Bible, theology, Greek, exegesis, how to preach, and my denomination’s doctrine. I was required to take only one semester of counseling in both Bible college and seminary, yet in many years as
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