Every year I receive comments about the same controversy – Christmas. In spite of all the tradition associated with the “birth of Jesus,” Christmas was originally a very pagan holiday. The Romans celebrated it as Saturnalia, a week of lawless disorder in efforts to appease the gods, culminating in the death of an innocent victim. …
This morning I received an email from a reader overseas. Her daughter is having serious troubles at school, not only with classes but with being honest about her performance. Now that the truth has been discovered, the family is very upset. Our sister, the mother in this family, has asked for prayer for emotional stability…
Romans 13:1-7: An Explanation of Mark Nanos’ Interpretive Proposal Background: Mark Nanos[1] suggests that the letter to the Romans must be read in the context of its cultural and historical setting. He proposes that the real audience of Paul’s letter is Gentiles who have entered the Messianic community in the synagogues in Rome. Consequently, the…
The first order of Guardian Angel books are arriving today or tomorrow. Apparently my thoughts about using packaging that would let you see the book through the package were a big mistake. The packaging did not stand up in the US Mail. I am sorry about that. If your book was damaged or lost, let…
In the next few days, most of you who ordered Guardian Angel will receive your copy in the mail (overseas orders are delayed a bit as are some of those that were ordered after Nov. 28). I am asking a favor from you, my faithful readers. When you have read the book, please write a…
This time of the year, many people think about making a year-end donation. Last year At God’s Table received many checks on the last day of the year. That actually caused a bit of a problem. It means that the check does not go into the bank until after the 1st of January of the…
James Barr wrote a critical review of the tendency of theology to adopt the stance that language reveals the underlying worldview of a culture. Barr’s book, now a classic, is a serious attack on much of the etymological propensities of the Hebrew roots movement. Therefore, it is important to address Barr’s critique. The Semantics of…
My regular readers will recall the many, many Today’s Word’s regarding the ‘ezer kenegdo. After eighteen months of writing and editing, I’m pleased to let you know that the book about God’s role for women in marriage, society and the church is available. Guardian Angel: What You Need to Know about God’s Design for Women,…
Provoked to Jealousy Recently a friend of mine asked me to read and review David Klinghoffer’s Why The Jews Rejected Jesus. This was no academic exercise since my friend is Jewish. If Klinghoffer’s arguments were correct, there was no room for Jesus in a Jewish world. I happily took on the project because it reminded…
