September 2011

“With this collar I thee own”

Tiglath-pileser, the dog, not the ancient Assyrian emperor (745-727 BC), sleeps in our bedroom with us.  Because his collar has dog tags (surprise!), we take off his collar at…
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Moneyball

After seeing The Blind Side last year, I went on a Michael Lewis kick, reading The Blind Side, Liar's Poker (about his life as a bond salesman in…
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The enemies of blogging

Blogging has many enemies.  I've been doing it for a few months and posted over 60 entries.  The battle, however, is how to make time to write a…
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Planking in the Bible?

Planking is the new craze.  You lay face down, keeping your hands at your side, and remain stiff (hence, a "plank").  (A bit like "Petrificus Totalus".)  Then you…
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“Xylophones I will use to praise your word”

What inspires poetry?  Most often it is romantic love. The inspiration for the longest love song in Scripture is Scripture itself.  This particular song is also the longest prayer in the…
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Bible quiz time

I'm constructing a Bible knowledge exam that students from my seminary will need to take before they graduate.  I've constructed over 30 questions so far. They need to…
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The Pursuit of God

"Tonight's speaker is the sister-in-law of the author of that great book we were reading through as a fellowship this summer."  This was how my wife Shannon was…
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Sunday comics and 9/11

How do you make 9/11 funny?  It's not possible.  It's like good and evil.  They are mutually exclusive. But of the 24 Sunday comics in The Philadelphia Inquirer almost…
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Bulls and Baals (Gideon 9)

YHWH decided it was time to smash the Baal and slaughter the Bull.  He picked Gideon for the task (Judg. 6:25). Gideon's father, Joash had a Baal altar and before…
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“Not yet a Christian”

Received this email yesterday... Dear Dr. Lamb, I just finished your book "God Behaving Badly". I am not yet a Christian, but have been on a decade and…
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“Nice try Dad”

Nice try Dad, but I do occasionally read my email. This is an email sent to me by my older son, Nathan (16), in reply to my email…
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Does God command genocide? (GBB 11)

Does God command genocide? One of the most difficult questions that face people who believe that the Bible is the word of God is, "Why does God command his people…
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