Haven’t posted one of these for a while, bur few things are more important: PART 8 For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. – Matt.6:13b This last refrain from the model prayer given by our Lord should not be bypassed. Modern Bible translations omit it in line with the textual practices used to produce them. I am not in the business right now of debating the rights and wrongs of the issue. My only …
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This is a snippet from the book I’m writing: To Adam God said, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life. 18 “Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you will eat the plants of the field; …
The Call to the Ministry: A Crucial Subject Again, what is the “Desire”? We are looking into the subject of the Call to the Ministry. Last time we considered the “desire” of 1 Timothy 3:1, and we saw that whichever way you cut it, this desire must be qualified in order to exclude carnal and fleshly impulses, overly romanticized fleeting impressions, the cocksure preenings of proud self-assuredness, or the recognition of persons in breach of biblical morality. Thus, a true …
I have been wanting to repost this and another piece for some time, and now seems as good a time as any. While I am aware that good people disagree with the view set out below, I am content to stand with many names from the past on this issue. Giving attention to the Call I would like to say something about what is called “the call to the ministry” or “the call to preach.” In my opinion this …
My blog posts have been a tad sporadic recently because we’ve had to move our office again (and all the books!) to what we hope is a more permanent location. Along with working a part-time job I’m working on several articles for Dr. Reluctant and for TELOS, as well as editing lectures for the latter. I’d appreciate your prayers during the transition. Your brother, Paul …
I’m not a follower of Scot McKnight, but he links to this fascinating bar graph of the Top Ten Most Read Books In The World: http://tinyurl.com/czetan5 …
Well, we made the journey from Ft. Worth area to N. California in one piece. It took us a day more than we expected because our little five year old was sick along the way. I thank God that I didn’t hit anyone or anything in the 26 ft. Penske, loaded to the hilt, that I drove for 2,000 miles. I only had one brow-mopping episode when exiting a gas station at Santa Nella, Ca. I had to make a …
Ben Witherington posted this at his blog and I thought I’d pass it on. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2012/09/27/turkey-by-air-the-land-of-st-paul/ …
Just in case there is someone out there wondering why I have not posted anything for a while I should explain that I am still touring the Western Seaboard and have intermittent access to a computer. I am working on several things which I hope to get up soon. P. …
It defies common sense that people in the West are still so easily taken in by the “religion of peace.” What the Muslims are up to is anybody’s guess, but it surely presages something a lot worse. Anyway, this article in The Jerusalem Post ought to be pondered. …
