Year: 2012

  • Identity Theft (3)

    Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .”  Genesis 1:26 NASB Image – Culture determines the meaning of the word.  That’s the message in the bottle.  We learned that…

  • Identity Theft (2)

    Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .”  Genesis 1:26 NASB Image – Typical exegesis of the Genesis account begins with the presuppositions of our empirically based scientific perspective. …

  • Identity Theft (1)

    Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .”  Genesis 1:26 NASB Image – What is the meaning of the word “man”?  When I was lecturing in Margate, South Africa,…

  • Once in Four

    Today is February 29.  So I’ve decided that everyone who orders something from the web site, or makes a contribution today, will receive a little bonus.  A surprise.  No, I’m not going to tell you what it is.  But you won’t have to wait until the next leap year day to find out. Thanks for…

  • God in Granite

    “The Rock!  His work is perfect, for all His ways are just;” Deuteronomy 32:4 NASB Rock – The Hebrew word sur is used 75 times in the Old Testament.  Many of those uses are metaphorical.  Here, God is likened to a rock.  The attributes of God described by this term are compelling and comforting to…

  • Biblical Free Speech

    Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. Hebrews 10:35  NASB Confidence – In the world of Babylonian entitlement, we often find the claim of free speech at the top of the list.  Today we are sensitive to the oppression of the press, to the manipulation of the media and to…

  • Sin in Repose

    sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.   Genesis 4:7  NASB Crouching – Genesis chapter 4 is the story of Cain and Abel.  It is a story that we have probably known since childhood.  It is the story of the results of allowing the yetzer ha’ra…