“I Will Strike You Down and Cut off Your Head”
If you are into trash talking, you may want to check out my recently published article, " 'I Will Strike You down and Cut off Your Head' (1… — July 9, 2014
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Taunting and the Love of God (Psalm 119:42)
Then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word (Psalm 119:42). Someone has been taunting the psalmist. Sounds like more… — September 9, 2012
Read onClash of the Titans (1 Samuel 5)
The Israelites had just lost a battle to the Philistines, so they came up with the brilliant idea to get the Ark of the Covenant for the next battle (1 Samuel… — April 20, 2012
Read onBehaving Badly at Bucknell 2
Judging by the comments to my last blog, some people felt like I behaved badly at Bucknell. (And I thought the title was a joke.) But people love controversy… — February 18, 2012
Read onA suicidal prophet: Still more OT trash talking
After Elijah had bumped off the prophets of Baal (see last blog and 1 Kings 18:40), Jezebel, who seemed to be the one who really wore the trousers… — July 19, 2011
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