Petra, Jordan
A few days ago the tour group visited Petra.
What Happened to the Sabbath?
One of my Ph.D. students, Paul Thompson, completed his dissertation on the subject, “What Happened to the Sabbath?” Since it is a well-documented account of the history of replacing the Sabbath with Sunday worship, I thought you might be interested in his work as a definitive source examining this controversy. Paul has agreed to allow…
The Altar in Port St. Joe, Florida
This last weekend Rosanne and I drove to Port St. Joe to teach on Friday and Saturday. We met with the group that gathers under the direction of David and Cindy Fernandez at a place called “The Altar.” It was an enormous pleasure to be with about 40 people for the two days. The reason…
HOLD THE WAGONS! It’s not St. Joe.
I made a mistake. The conference in Missouri is NOT IN St. Joe. It is in Sedalia. May 30-31 are the dates. The topics are important: Church and Leadership, History and Prophecy, Unity in Community and Being Human. Plus ample time for lots of questions. Space is limited so get your name on the list. Here…
EMERGENCY! Be Aware!
Anti-Semitism is coming back. Read this story from USA Today. CLICK HERE
Blood Moons, Blood Baths and Bloody Nonsense
I am no stranger to controversy, so I might as well jump in again. Today I received a note from a reader concerned that several “big names” in the religious world are endorsing, even encouraging, the “Blood Moon” prophecies. I know that my previous edition on this caused some people to attempt to defend Mark…
The Most Confusing Name on Earth (Corrected)
Our faithful reader, Brett R., pointed out that I (yes, even I) missed the complete Paleo-Hebraic spelling of the name. Here is my correction (in case you’re keeping track). Thanks, Brett. And God said to Moses, “I AM THAT I AM;” and he said, “Thus shall you say to Israel, I AM has sent me…
