Category Archives: Biblical theology

The Peace that Passes

The Bible is a book that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Look at it from one perspective, and it’s rather a small book. It occupies less space on a shelf than a dictionary. Some … Continue reading

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God With Us

For many years I wrote a monthly column for Tabletalk magazine titled “Coram Deo.” That little Latin phrase meant a great deal to Martin Luther, who in turn means a great deal to me. It means “Before the face of … Continue reading

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Proverbs 31; World War III; The Noah Covenant and More

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The Second World War

It is natural, though altogether wrong, to think that somehow when we turn the pages that separate the Old and New Testaments that we are entering into more gentle times, that God in the interim somehow became kinder and gentler. … Continue reading

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Nothing New Under the Sun

It’s Groundhog Day again. For some today elicits memories of waiting to hear the long-term forecast delivered by a rodent in central Pennsylvania. For others it brings back memories of the Sisyphus-ian hardship of Bill Murray, reliving the day over … Continue reading

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For All the Saints

Unity matters. However, so does diversity. Indeed, unity and diversity unite in the very nature of God. God is three persons united in one essence. The world around us fails to see how God’s creation reflects the Trinity, and the … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage, Forgetting; Happy Stoic New Year

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Jesus Changes Everything

It was likely driven by my own personal spirit of Eyeore. Either that, or I just like being unconventional. Our class was asked what event in the Bible we thought was the most significant of all. Eighty percent picked the … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage; Political Pawns; What Would Adam Do?

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Back to the Garden

As a grade school child my conception of cool included too tight silk shirts and blue jeans with more flair than Liberace. I even had my own polyester jumpsuit. I looked like a cross between Howdy Doody and Elvis, in … Continue reading

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