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My community lost one of its most interesting characters last year: concert pianist Marshall Butler. So many people knew him and he touched the lives of so many; I wish I could have known him better. He was a colleague … Continue reading →

Students of the Bible say the Bible is many things: the Bible is a book of history, it is a book of poetry, and it is a book of prophecy. It is a Book of testimony as the New Testament … Continue reading →

I’m back! I want to give a special person a big thank you.  I knew for about two weeks I would be traveling to a locale where internet service was spotty at best and it was.  It was nice to … Continue reading →

As we conclude our discussion of “The Battle over the Bible” [Chapter 8} Pastor Hamilton finds a way to summarize this warfare between conservative interpreters and liberal interpreters. I wish he could find a way to make these warring sides … Continue reading →

“If the liberals tend to emphasize the Bible’s humanity at the expense of its divinity, the conservatives often emphasize the Bible’s divinity at the expense of its humanity.” How can Pastor Hamilton say this? What is the meaning of this … Continue reading →

In a previous post, I discussed the schism between the higher critic and the lower critic. You may wonder why Adam Hamilton wants to focus on such a topic in his book Seeing Gray in a World of Black and … Continue reading →

In Pastor Adam Hamilton’s book Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White, he deals with differences in opinion. One of the basic differences in our Christian faith is how we feel about the Bible. In an earlier post, … Continue reading →

I will be in a place for about 12 days where I won’t have easy access to the internet.  Over the next days, I will post 4 times with the help of a very good friend.  The posts will be … Continue reading →

It all started in my sophomore year in college. Here is a great reason for you never to send your kid away to school.  He or she could take an innocuous class like “The English Language” which has a unit … Continue reading →

“All in God’s timing.” “God has perfect timing; never early, never late.” “Learn to wait on God’s Timing.” “Trust in God’s Timing” Type “God’s timing” into your browser and search for images and you will see a lot of posters … Continue reading →