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Book Review: All The Women Of The Bible

All The Women Of The Bible, by Herbert Lockyer As the obvious and inevitable companion volume to the author’s previous work All The Men Of The Bible [1], it is easy to wonder how this book compares.  Fortunately, although the … Continue reading

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Book Review: Strengths Based Marriage

Strengths Based Marriage:  Build A Stronger Relationship By Understanding Each Other’s Gifts, by Jimmy Evans & Allan Kelsey [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishing.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Admittedly, as an … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Hidden Figures

Recently I saw a hilarious trailer for this film where an obviously intelligent woman with glasses was being interrogated by a bureaucrat played ably by Kevin Costner where she had to defend herself against accusations that she was a Russian … Continue reading

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Are You Calling Me Darling?

One of my favorite groups of songs to think about in tandem is a collection of songs that end in chaos.  For example, the British band The Ting Tings had their only top 40 hit on the Hot 100 with … Continue reading

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Mysteries Of The Bible: What Is The Connection Between Love And Respect?

In applying the Bible to our own lives, we have a great deal of difficulty in doing so because of our incorrect understanding of words because of incorrect teachings, because it is hard to know what is meant by someone … Continue reading

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Book Review: With All Due Respect

With All Due Respect:  40 Days To A More Fulfilling Relationship With Your Teens & Tweens, by Nina Ruesner & Debbie Hitchcock [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] … Continue reading

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Tears In The Toast

You can learn a lot about someone from the toasts that they give.  There are some people, for example, who are skilled at giving witty and humorous comments, and generating a laugh with a zing.  More than a few times, … Continue reading

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I Am Not The Terrible Person Some People Say I Am

In reading a book for a blog tour in a couple of months or so, I was struck by a phenomenon that is worth discussing in some detail.  The book discusses a case where the body of a dead child … Continue reading

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A Modest Proposal For The Development Of Godly Conflict Resolution Within The Church Of God

For anyone who is knowledgeable in the denominational history of the Church of God from its beginnings, at the very least in the 20th century, the theme of conflict is a frequent and lamentable matter [1].  This conflict exists on … Continue reading

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An Exploration of The Moral Topography Of Sin: Part Three

When we last left our discussion of the moral topography of sin [1], we had pointed out that much of life consists of borders and boundaries that we are told not to cross. We might think this was the end … Continue reading

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