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I love to give others a love for God’s word (see here), and the context where I learned to love the Bible was InterVarsity, where we studied the… — March 23, 2015

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

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

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

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

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809.  If he weren't assassinated and didn't die for any other reason, he'd be 205 today. In the Old Testament, my field, people… — February 12, 2014

My son Noah is now taller than me.  I'm the 3rd tallest person in my family.  Shannon is the shortest and she's  5' 10" (pretty tall for a… — September 24, 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

Big news on the Old Testament scene, check it out here: Expert discovers ancient Torah scroll in plain sight - CBS News. The "re-discovered" scroll is of the… — May 29, 2013

I'm now a certified Rap Genius. Rap Genius, a website devoted to engaging with "canonical rap songs", has just downloaded the entire King James Bible on its website… — February 27, 2013

My son Nathan has a good memory.  Lately, he has delighted to display this ability by spouting a monologue from Hamlet at unsuspecting members of our family.  He… — February 5, 2013

Another version of the interview, this time from The Washington Post (I've heard of them): David Lamb: Is God really’Angry, Sexist and Racist’? - The Washington Post. The… — January 31, 2013

The headline story on Associated Baptist Press on Friday focused on God Behaving Badly, where I was interviewed by Jeff Brumley about the book and my sermon at… — January 14, 2013

My dad called yesterday.  He was clearly excited.  He left a message at my office then called me at home.  He was reading through the biography of Dietrich… — January 4, 2013

When you teach on the Psalms, you need to discuss the headings, but sometimes it gets a little sticky, even controversial.  Unlike the headings (also called titles or… — December 21, 2012

Why does God allow us to suffer?  Sometimes it seems like he wants us to suffer.  Is God cruel?  Is God a sadist?  He even planned that his… — December 11, 2012

What do I have to be thankful for?  These past few months have been the worst period of my life.  A time of despair and gloom.  Thanksgiving?  No… — November 21, 2012