Coming Attractions...So To Speak

I have not be regularly posting on my blog but I have been regularly writing for it. I am working on a series of posts regarding sermon preparation. I am working through a passage of Scripture and developing it into a sermon I hope to preach soon. I would like to post every stage of development so that if anyone is interested, they can see how at least one person prepares a sermon. I am not sure how valuable it will be but that is what I am spending my time on. I hope to post the first one soon. It all depends on how long it takes me to finish...

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 1.24.08

Comedian Brian Regan on Pop Ta...

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Top Ten Reasons Books are Better than Bible Software

Sell your shirt and buy books.Charles Haddon Spurgeon to ministry students in his school.I think Spurgeon had it right. However, I really do not want to see a bunch of seminary students running around without their shirts (that is going to give me nightmars just penning that last sentence). However, I think it still applies today. That is, I think books are to the minister what tools are to the mechanic. I have mentioned this before in a previous post, but I feel I should repeat it. In an age where free resources on the Internet are readily available...

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2t22.org is Back Up and Running

In addition to my blog, I have a website that I created to help students I teach and other Bible students to find good resources easy. The site is The 2 Timothy 2:2 Objective and is found at www.2t22.org. In fact, this blog is something of a natural outgrowth of that ministry. Anyway...2t22.org has been having problems since October and I could not for the life of me figure out why. I called Comcast over and over again. They were having problems trying to get their pages reconciled with Microsoft Vista (there's a shock). But they had apparently...

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Book Review: Renewed by the Word

This year I am going to attempt to post more book reviews. One of my goals for each year is a certain number of books to complete by years end. I missed my goal for 2007 by a few books but setting a goal always keeps me moving toward something.I just finished my first book for 2008. It is entitled Renewed by the Word: The Bible and Christian Revival since the Reformation by Dr. Jeremy N. Morris (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2005; 153 pp.; ISBN:1-56563-533-7)....

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The Structure of Cain and Abel Story

Continuing on the examination of Genesis, I am looking back a few chapters to the story of Cain and Abel. I do not have much to say about the story but I did want to post a visual aid. Also, my wife said she was tired to looking at the Rhino Wipe. :-)With this visual aid, one can see the artistry with which the Word of God was written. (click image to see a larger image):The most striking thing about this story is obvious comparison between the two...

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 1.11.08

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That Is One Big Leaf

Well, here is a picture of me. The best you will get from this blog. When we were in Portland this last year, Rhonda and I took a walk in a park in the middle of town. There were leaves all over the ground. This was one of them. No trick photography. I am holding it up to my face. One of the best pictures I have ever tak...

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The Funniest Thing I Heard Today - 1.2.08

They had me at sausage sprinkles.Me, to my daughter Jessica, in reference to the Original Submarino at Fazoli's, which has salami, pepperoni, sausage sprinkles, ham, Provolone cheese, marinated vegetables, lettuce, tomatoes and ma...

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