Exegesis, Ecclesiology, and Exploration.

Rachel Weeping for Her Children: Death and Light in Bethlehem [Book Review]

The book presents snapshots from the childhood and ministry of Bishara Awad, a remarkable Palestinian Christian who founded Bethlehem Bible College (BBC). It wa..

Dwight Gingrich

Dec 27, 2024

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As Good as Dead

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

I found the phrase recently while reading through Hebrews 11, but then I noticed it occurs in a second passage as well. In both places it describes Abraham who,..

Zeal for Your House Will Consume Me

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

In John's Gospel, he recounts a time when Jesus noticed something that was terribly wrong and decided to take action. Jesus discovered that traders and money ch..

How Is the Word of God Living and Active?

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

At its most basic level "the word of God," it seems to me, is simply God speaking. It is God speaking as he created the world and in a host of other ways, yes. ..

Welcome to DGO 2.0!

DGO website

Greetings friends! Ten years ago today (July 30, 2014) something special arrived in the mail: a reader's edition of the Greek New Testament. At that time I knew..

Churchfunding: 2023 Year-End Report

Dwight's Family

Hello blog friends. It’s been a while! Slightly over a year, in fact. Here is my annual update about the repayment of our house loans, with a few other items ..

Churchfunding: 2022 Year-End Report

Dwight's Family

Another year has passed, so it’s time for another update on our house loans. Thank God, our experiment is still going well. (Background: As many of you know, ..

Joseph, the Just and Merciful Divorcer

Thinking Theology Aloud [Random]

This past Sunday we heard a sermon featuring the life of Joseph, the earthly (legal but not biological) father of Jesus. The speaker reminded us that “God ful..

Did Jesus Introduce a New Standard for Divorce? (JDR-12)

Thinking Theology Aloud [Random]

This post continues my series on Jesus, divorce, and remarriage (JDR), where I’m currently walking through Matthew 19. To understand my goals in this series,..

“From the Beginning It Was Not So”—And Never Has Been (JDR-11)

Thinking Theology Aloud [Random]

This post continues my series on Jesus, divorce, and remarriage (JDR), where I’m currently walking through Matthew 19. To understand my goals in this series, ..