Sometime ago I came across the following statement by liberal New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman: “The creation account in Genesis 1 is very different from the account in Genesis 2. Not only is the wording and writing style different, as is very obvious when you read the text in Hebrew, and not only do the … Continue reading How Many Authors Wrote Genesis 1 and 2?
Faithful in a Few Things…
I looking again at the parable at the talents and one of the things that strikes me is the refrain: “You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things” (Matt. 25:21, 23). The point is straightforward, just as the earthly master gave talents to each servant (one talent … Continue reading Faithful in a Few Things…
2012
Today is December 21, 2012. My guess is if you can read this the whole global meltdown has not happened and…well…this is one more false prediction of the worlds end that never panned out. It really can cone to no surprise in that such prognostications are wrong 100% of the time. All the hype surrounded … Continue reading 2012
Coming to Grips with Newtown Deadly Shooting
Coming to Grips with Newtown Deadly Shooting. December 14, 2012 is a day very few would forget. The senseless violent murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, 26 victims, 20 of them children, how do we come to grips with that? We must certainly never forget the names all those in Newtown we … Continue reading Coming to Grips with Newtown Deadly Shooting
Hanukkah and Divine Faithfulness
December 8 to December 16, according to Jewish reckoning, marks to eight day timeframe of Hanukkah for the year 2012, which is also called the Feast of Dedication. It is a festival of lights for each day a candle is lit upon a menorah the cleansing of the temple after it had been defiled by Antiochus IV “Epiphanes” … Continue reading Hanukkah and Divine Faithfulness