Bible Bites [Exegesis]
Lot the Big-Time Mennonite Farmer
You know the sermon is especially good when someone walks out crying half way through. Okay, the pai..
Judgment and Meaning: You’ll Get Your Day in Court
I build sheds for people I don’t know so they can store things they probably don’t need...
The Lord’s Prayer and the Center of the Universe
I enjoy praying the Lord’s Prayer. Whenever I am not sure what or how to pray, it can help me ..
Melchizedek, Carson, and the Tar Baby
Yeah, this next Sunday we get to study Melchizedek! (Said almost no one ever.) Yes, it’s true:..
Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul — Gathercole (Review)
Gathercole, Simon. Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Ba..
By Every Word [Poem by Mom]
When Mom “submits” a poem to me for publication, a dialogue begins. Since every word in ..
Trained by Grace, Made Holy by the Gospel
I’ve suggested in some of my recent blog posts that multiplying church regulations isn’t..
Contentment: “Whose God Is Their Belly”
Now that it is summer, I spend my Saturdays at the Des Moines Downtown Farmers’ Market, selling bake..
Reading the Psalms as Christians
A friend (and relative of a relative) raised some good questions after my last post about Psalm 122...
NIV Turns 50: An Interview with Douglas J. Moo
[Repost and discussion of an interview by Books at a Glance.] One of the wisest things a Bible inter..
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