“But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all…
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 2 Timothy 3:16 NASB Scripture – By now you realize that even the choice of words in a translation carry paradigm imported meanings. For example, it seems abundantly obvious that Paul was not referring to his own…
If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, Deuteronomy 13:1 NASB Sign – What is the difference between coincidence and sign? Answer—your point of view. If you are looking for a sign from God, you will find it. If you are not, you won’t….
The voice of the Lord will call to the city—And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: “Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?” Micah 6:9 NASB Hear – There is a lot of translator liberty in this verse. You have read the NASB. Here’s the NIV: Listen! The Lord is calling to…
I’ve been in Singapore for the last few days visiting my dear friend and collaborator, John Samuel. Some years ago John contacted me regarding the research he had collected about innate characteristics in human behavior. The result of that fortuitous encounter was the book Living in Your Zone and the subsequent refinement and expansion of…
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. Romans 15:2 NASB Please – The wonderful thing about paradigms is that they help you make sense of the world. In fact, if you start discovering anomalies in your world–things that just don’t add up–paradigms offer useful solutions. You can claim that…
My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me. Psalm 101:6 NASB The faithful of the land – “The Torah is God’s wisdom, and Israel translates it into real life.” “. . . Israel…
And you brethren, like Isaac, are children of promise. Galatians 4:28 NASB Children of promise – The movie Pi (not the movie The Life of Pi) is the story of Max, the Jewish mathematician and his involvement with a Torah sect that seeks the code of God’s name in the letter-numbers of the Hebrew Tanakh. …
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! Psalm 57:5 ESV Be exalted – All contemporary models of psychological practice are based on a Greek paradigm of cause and effect. Basically, they all seek to understand causes in order to alter effects. From pharmacology to Freudian analysis, the…
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. Psalm 57:2 ESV Fulfills – “I cry out to God Most High, to God, who vindicates me.” NIV “I cry out to God Most High, To God who accomplishes all things for me.” NASB “I will cry out to God…
