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Thomas V. Taylor passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015. Tom was one of the founding faculty members of Biblical Theological Seminary, where he taught, among other things,… — January 23, 2015

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This… — December 29, 2014

Here’s my one sentence review — Exodus: Gods and Kings was better than expected, and less weird than Noah. In the full review, I address two questions, 1) How'd… — December 15, 2014

If you are a Bible geek, and a fan of Gilbert & Sullivan, you will love this (less than 4 minutes). Truly amazing. Wet your pants funny. Thanks to… — December 12, 2014

An article appeared in the Guardian last week asking if Moses was just a myth.  I got into an interesting online discussion with a few InterVarsity friends (Jon,… — December 10, 2014

A few days ago some InterVarsity friends (Jon, Dan, Tim, and Jesse) and I were discussing an article that appeared in the Guardian asking if Moses was just… — December 8, 2014

I’m thankful, but I still grieve.  I have many things to be thankful for.    I’m thankful to be a man.  I love the things typically associated with… — November 27, 2014

The new film, "Exodus: Gods and Kings" will be released December 12, 2014 (watch the trailer below). I obviously, haven't seen it, but I know what's going to… — November 16, 2014

"You must have accurate scales and accurate weights, an accurate ephah and an accurate hin (1 gallon)" (Leviticus 19:36). If you read that verse carefully, you should have… — November 4, 2014

The Ten Commandments have been smashed a second time.  The first time the perpetrator was Moses.  He got mad when he saw that the Israelites were worshiping the golden… — October 25, 2014

The Democrats are blaming the Republicans for gridlock. The Republicans are blaming the Democrats for waste. Denominations are splitting over the issue of gay marriage. Churches are dividing over… — October 16, 2014

In 1994, Justin Hall, a freshman at Swarthmore college began begin his web-based log, Justin's Links from the Underground. Thus, began the first blog. In 2004, New York… — October 12, 2014

"Denzel Goes Old Testament" is the title of the film review of The Equalizer by Richard Corliss in the most recent Time (Oct. 6, 2014).  He plays Mac who… — October 3, 2014

Everyone wanted to kill Moses.  In Exodus 1-2 Pharaoh tried multiple times. He told the midwives to kill all Hebrew baby boys, and when that didn't work he… — September 29, 2014

Recently, Joel Osteen Ministries posted on Facebook that we should pray "hidden dreams" and "unborn promises" based on Psalm 2:8. I disagree, and write about it here on… — September 26, 2014

I received an email this morning from a current student.  Here is how he started, “Since we talked about weird laws tonight, Numbers 5:11-31 has been deeply troubling to… — September 17, 2014

I received an email from a friend a few days ago.  She asked about the duplication and repetition in Scripture, specifically why there were two versions of the… — August 24, 2014

No other city of the world has been at the center of history for four millenia. Abraham almost sacrificed his son Isaac there (Gen. 22). Adoni-bezek lost his thumbs and… — August 10, 2014