I recently reached the book of Leviticus in my daily Bible reading, and while rejoicing that I was almost through that particular book (bring on Numbers!), chapter 26 jumped out at me. The theme of Leviticus is familiar to most Christians. God has delivered His people out of Egypt, called them to Himself, and identified […]
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Thomas J. Jackson was one of the most compelling characters of the Civil War. He was a devout Christian (Presbyterian) who worked to improve the lot of the “least” of those in his community (black slaves), who also fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. In his work, Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and
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Christmas is upon us. As I write on Christmas Eve, we are preparing for the festivities of tomorrow, and for the Christmas Eve service tonight. Our church rotates between a 7:00 and an 11:00 service, and this year is the 11. So, I’ll drink an extra cup of coffee, round up the kids, and we’ll
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On Monday, December 6, 2021, Rosemary Joy Dempsey entered the world. She was born in the natural way, with all the discomfort that comes from birth in a fallen and sin-cursed world. My dear wife, delivering her fifth baby, was beautiful-even in the midst of a situation that can bring out the worst in broken
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Don Sunukjian continues a nice little series on “Biblical Preaching for the Contemporary Church” with a little book on preaching Philippians (Weaver, 2014). The book is short (113 pages) and written at a very popular level (this fits within the goals of the series). I found the author’s insights into the various texts of Philippians
