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“Our God Contracted to a Span”
I’ve been very busy, so the blog has been quiet recently. I guess that means I owe my readers some blog posts :), so instead of one hymn today, I’ll give you two. On Sunday, I preached the final sermon … Continue reading
“The Light We Throw Upon Them”
“Persons appear to us according to the light we throw upon them from our own minds.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder, The First Four Years It is true whether you put the best interpretation on people (and their actions) that you … Continue reading
When God Starts Something….
On Wednesday in our Bible study, we were looking at the Biblical teaching of Creation, and found our way to Psalm 96. I expanded briefly on one aspect of the topic of Creation and used that as a jumping off … Continue reading
The Bible — Not Like Archaeology — Always True, Always Reliable
We weigh the story we think the stones are telling us by the Book, not the other way around. Continue reading
Posted in Bible in British Museum, Bibliology
Tagged archaeology, Faith, preservation, Scripture, self-authenticating, sufficiency
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Biblical Archaeology — Always True, Not Always Reliable
The truth of the Bible remains, as it always has been, a question of faith. Continue reading
Posted in Bible in British Museum
Tagged archaeology, Assyrian seal, Faith, Omrit, Roman temple, Sargon
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“Would You Like to Buy a Poppy?” (repost)
Never think you’ve got everything figured out. You don’t, and more often than you like to think, you aren’t even close. Continue reading
Remembrance Sunday 2014
Psalm 46 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though … Continue reading
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