Monthly Archives: December 2005

Duh, it just hit me: Job’s camels were stolen by, and his servants slaughtered by, the Chaldeans. These are the Babyloneans of a later time. I’m not sure but the Sabeans may have a similar significance.

Then Job answered and said: “How long will you torment me and break me in pieces with words? These ten times you have cast reproach upon me; are you not ashamed to wrong me? And even if it be true … Continue reading →

I’m not sure this represents much of an improvement. You still have an ideal produced by either biological freaks or by people with the money and time to invest in a huge fitness regimen (private trainers, nutritionist/cooks, etc). Christie Brinkley … Continue reading →

This fromthe Kiwi reminds me of what may be my favorite line from the Gilmore Girls. The only problem is the blog post was about Green Day and the quotation is about Coldplay. But it still triggered my memory. Two … Continue reading →

Reading the Jolly Blogger’s response was the first time I was introduced to Barna’s book, Revolution. While I appreciated JB’s reply, my overwhelming feeling was one of horror. After all, while Reformed blogger’s will know better, Barna has been respected … Continue reading →

Accusing a Christian teacher of “redefining” some doctrine always sounds rather serious, and sometimes it actually is. With the rise of Modernism, it has been a recurring problem for false teachers to use Christian language to mean something else. But … Continue reading →

There is an argument going on (which I’ve tasted but not kept up with) over whether one would derive the doctrine of the resurrection from Exodus 3.6 if Jesus hadn’t told us to. One of the questions involved is whether … Continue reading →

Every Christian knows what happened on Christmas (whatever date that was) was a necessary condition and an essential part of God’s work to liberate his people from sin and guilt. But often times what happened is described in ways that … Continue reading →

I’m not claiming to have any major knowledge of N.T. Wright. Like I said before, I just started reading a little bit of his stuff . . . wondering what all the fuss is about. I wonder whether this guy … Continue reading →

Not much to blog these days but Christas Eve is tomorrow and I am probably not going to bother to take time to do an entry like this later. So here it is now: The Festivals of Christ and the … Continue reading →