"We do not know where you are going, Master," said Thomas; "so how can we know the way?" Jesus answered: "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life; no one ever comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:5-6) Mohammed’s father had tried everything to bring his son back to Islam. Mohammed, …
What "Liberal on Liberal" Crime Looks Like
As if things at NPR weren't hard enough, we have this going on: A Maine man has been jailed on federal charges that he threatened to kill or harm two of the hosts of “All Things Considered,” the popular National Public Radio news program, The Smoking Gun has learned. The defendant in custody, John Crosby, …
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"Modern" Palestine, Part II
A few years back I featured some maps of what was then referred to as "Modern Palestine" but was in reality the region under the Ottoman Empire. Below is another map from another Bible from the same era, showing both Galilee and Judea. (You can see a higher resolution image by clicking on the map.)
The Existential Threat of Exodus
Another day, another "hate group": Gay activists are targeting another Christian ministry's iPhone application. Change.org wants the app for Exodus International discontinued. Exodus is a Christian ministry that helps Christians who struggle with homosexuality. Homosexual activists also are targeting the Exodus app's ratings, which sometimes are critical in helping an iPhone owner determine whether to …
Cloud: Free to Fly (Holy Trinity Brompton)
Free To Fly (Dovetail DOVE 16) 1975 Their first album is a lovely group of songs, most of which are drawn from the Scriptures. The cover suggests the album's content: soaring and ethereal. But it's also well executed, with superb musicianship. Free to Fly is one of the best treasures from 1970's British Jesus Music. …
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Month of Sundays: Defeat
But, when the full time came, God sent his Son--born a woman's child, born subject to Law-- To ransom those who were subject to Law, so that we might take our position as sons. (Galatians 4:4-5) In 387 B.C. the Gauls came down from the north and defeated the Romans at the Battle of the …
To Reach a Destination, You Have to Have a Course: My Reply to Ron Krumpos, and to Rob Bell Too
It seems that the Christian world is all atwitter (literally, and elsewhere) about Rob Bell’s book Love Wins. Based on the information that’s available, he’s outed himself as a universalist, which frankly doesn’t sit well with me. In the meanwhile, it seemed that it was as good a time as any to post Antonia Tripolitis’ …
Return To The Divine: Salvation In The Thought Of Plotinus And Origen
This article, by Dr. Antonia Tripolitis, is presented here for three reasons: It is an excellent exposition of Origen's views of the difference between created and uncreated beings, one which I make in My Lord and My God. It shows how two people, who start with a virtually identical philosophical framework, end up with different …
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New Song: A City Set Upon a Hill Cannot Be Hid
New Song A City Set Upon a Hill Cannot Be Hid (New Song NS-0001) 1976 Back when I first encountered the "Jesus Music" of the 1970's, I always wondered: what if they ditched the guitars and tambourines of the "Fisherfolk" and did something orchestrally? Evidently someone else had the same idea. The result of that …
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Month of Sundays: Cost
Why, which of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and reckon the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?-- For fear that, if he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, every one who sees it should begin to laugh at …
Positive Infinity 