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I met Aaron Persky (here's the link to today's NY Times article on Persky) in the fall of 1980 when we were both freshmen at Stanford together. Aaron… — June 7, 2016

The twitter account has been going for almost a year, but the moment you've all been waiting for, the newest version of the Bible, in that special language… — June 3, 2016

Like the dynasty of Saul it portrayed, the ABC TV show based on the books of 1, 2 Samuel Of Kings and Prophets was cut short, canceled after only two… — March 29, 2016

On April 14, 2014 more than 200 schoolgirls in NE Nigeria were kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram. Today at our BTS faculty meeting we prayed over a… — May 14, 2014

Everyone is sharing memories about Nelson Mandela, so I thought I should do the same.  No, I never met him.  These are stories from famous people you may… — December 18, 2013

This year the official Christmas season is the shortest it ever gets. My wife Shannon says it begins immediately after Thanksgiving, although many stores seem to think Christmas… — December 16, 2013

On Wed Nov 13 (2013), The History Channel began a six part series of 1-hour shows entitled Bible Secrets Revealed, with the first episode focused on Translation (click… — November 17, 2013

The History Channel is about to start a 6-part series entitled: Bible Secrets Revealed, starting tonight (Wed, Nov. 13, 2013) at 10:00 ET.  Program your DVR's. You can… — November 13, 2013

"What about all the contradictions in the Bible?" I was speaking at Ursinus College on Wednesday night hosted by the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship group there on the topic,… — October 25, 2013

Everyone is in favor of limiting weapons at some level.  WMD, chemicals, nukes, handguns?  Because of what I read in the Bible, I'm in favor of going a… — September 11, 2013

Recently the Presbyterian Church (USA) decided to drop the song "In Christ Alone" (written by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty) from their hymnbook. They had requested to make a… — September 6, 2013

A billion people live in urban slums and squatter settlements.  The most recent issue of Christianity Today tells the story of one American college student, who, because of her… — September 3, 2013

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech in Washington, DC.  To commemorate this historic occasion, I'm focusing on a couple… — August 25, 2013

This week is Civil Rights Week for the Lamb family.  Yes, I know Black History month is February, but we think it's good to think about these issues… — August 22, 2013

Obama's recent decision to snub Putin over Russia's decision to grant NSA leaker Edward Snowden asylum for a year, prompts me to ask the question: What if marital… — August 8, 2013

Last week, I watched "The Constitution, with Peter Sagal" on PBS with my family. They interviewed a woman from Kentucky who had to fight for thirteen years to… — June 7, 2013

Two years ago I arranged to present an academic paper at Oxford on the Wise Women of the book of Samuel.  I was really looking forward to going… — May 27, 2013

I spent the day yesterday with Hitler and Cyrus, murderer and deliverer of the people of Israel. On Wednesday I drove to central Maryland to speak for the… — April 12, 2013