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Idle Hands

“Idle hands are the devil’s workshop” is an old saying of which we all are familiar.  Some think it is based upon Proverbs 16:27-29 although most translations would not render that meaning.  It has been a familiar saying for centuries … Continue reading

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Lady Be Good

Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance … Continue reading

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The thousand-mile war is a war most have not heard of but it was of crucial importance to the US winning World War II in the Pacific.  This was the war that was waged in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. … Continue reading

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Can Science Prove God’s Existence?

Recently I finished reading a book by Eric Metaxas entitled Is Atheism Dead?.  I had read another book by Metaxas about Bonhoeffer.  Metaxas is a good writer so when I heard about this book it was a given I would … Continue reading

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Counsel and Might

I just keeping running across what the Bible says about wisdom and understanding.  In previous blogs we have discussed passages from Proverbs and Job.  The latest is from the prophet Isaiah in which he describes the attributes of the Messiah. … Continue reading

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Wisdom and Understanding

Job 28 is a very interesting and poetic chapter.  It describes the technology and effort humans utilized during Job’s time to find, mine, and refine silver, gold, iron, copper, and precious stones. In Job 28, Job contrasts the human search … Continue reading

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Is Christianity Anti-Intellectual?

Some might consider the Christian worldview to be anti-intellectual.  Why?  Because according to the dictionary definition an anti-intellectual is someone who “is opposed to or hostile toward intellectuals” and  the modern theories associated with them.  An anti-intellectual also “believes that … Continue reading

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Adam and Eve

A question that is often asked about the fall of Adam and Eve is:  Why was God’s punishment so severe when they ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil?  For the simple act of eating of the … Continue reading

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The Golden Rule

Another sermon Chalmers gave concerned what we call the Golden Rule which is:   “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”  (Matthew. 7:12 ESV) Chalmers asserts … Continue reading

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On Being Honest

As mentioned in the last blog, we are evaluating several sermons given by Thomas Chalmers who lived 200 years ago. Chalmers states that certain virtues mentioned by Paul in Philippians 4:8 (things that are true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and … Continue reading

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