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Operation Suppression
The earth is traveling at 1000 miles per minute. That’s fast. I remember pushing kids on the merry-go-round at the playground, pushing, pushing, spinning, spinning. If kids didn’t hold on, they went flying off. We’re not holding on, but God makes sure we stay on. He also takes care of our distance from the sun, […]
Unrestrained Theology
Irony abounds in Scripture. The weak are strong. The rich are poor. The wise are foolish. How about this? The deep are shallow. People who go deeper than Scripture for theology will not leave the shallow end no matter how many times they pass the swim test. Count on the wise of the wading pool […]
100 Posts
Recent studies show that at least one billion Chinese couldn’t care less, but “About Mark” (below) was my one-hundredth post. Thanks for reading.
About Mark
My friends and I got a kick out of the titles to Walter Kaiser’s books, often beginning with the word “Toward…” We would joke like this: “Toward a Passing Grade in this Class” by Kent Brandenburg. A one page essay could be “toward” anything. For that matter, one sentence could travel “toward” any subject. OK, […]
Preservation: Does It Seem Like They Care?
Part of arguing the issue of the preservation of Scripture is figuring out as soon as possible whether the person you’re talking to really cares or not. In recent conversations on this doctrine, I have found what seems like a lack of intellectual honesty. For instance, when approaching Psalm 12:6, 7, tremendous exegesis has been […]
Books and Dealing with People
I got home from preaching in Utah and was welcomed by my copy of God’s Word Preserved by Dr. Michael D. Sproul. It is sort of ironic that I was coming from Utah, because in his book, Dr. Sproul compares me to a Mormon. Here’s how he does it: “In the last chapter of the […]
The Unlearned and Ignorant Men
Did I ever tell you that my dad’s life verse was Matthew 17:15? OK, it says, “Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.” I’m joking, so stop smirking. And because I’m joking that means that I am […]
An Apology for Anger
I’d like to apologize for my anger. Well, I mean that in the way of an apology for anger, a defense of Scriptural anger. A few years ago, William Bennett, former Secretary of Education and National Drug Czar, authored his book, The Death of Outrage. He wrote it mainly in response to the Clinton shenannigans. […]
Note to Readers
Dear Readers, You are important to a blog. I’m sorry I was gone and didn’t write or post or touch a computer for five days. I will be writing again soon. I don’t have any excuse except for a sudden change in the gravitational force of the earth, followed by my shipwreck and marooning on […]
The Gospel of Judas
We had a family night and after the playground, we ventured to Borders to use some of our Discover card payback. To the left of the entrance upon walking inside was the huge display of best-selling books. Not that the DaVinci Code needs hype, but the paperback version is out about the time the motion […]
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