The Acts of the Apostles ends on an ironic note. Four years elapse between Acts 21 and 28, and Paul experiences, in succession, riot, arrest, attempted flogging, Sanhedrin hearing, attempted assassination, night flight under armed guard, multiple Roman hearings, attempted … Continue reading Boldly and Without Hindrance | Influence Magazine
The thesis of Darrell L. Bock’s Acts, part of the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (BECNT) series, is that the author of Acts is “a historian in the ancient mold, whose historiography is rooted more in Jewish models … Continue reading Acts (BECNT) | Book Review
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and … Continue reading The Declaration of Independence | 245th Anniversary Edition
August 17, 1858, Lewistown, Illinois At two o’clock, Judge Kellogg introduced Mr. Lincoln, who was again greeted with vociferous applause. After the noise had subsided, he commenced and delivered the ablest, and, as I think, the most powerful argument ever … Continue reading Abraham Lincoln on the Declaration of Independence
President Calvin Coolidge delivered this speech at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. ~~~~~ Fellow Countrymen: We meet to celebrate the birthday of America. The coming of a new … Continue reading Calvin Coolidge on the Declaration of Independence
In the Prolegomenon to his four-volume commentary on Acts, Craig S. Keener writes, “The primary focus [of this commentary] is what the text meant to its first audience. Its primary contributions lie in often providing further documentation for, and sometimes … Continue reading Acts: An Exegetical Commentary, Volume 1 | Book Review
On Wednesday, June 30, I concluded my four-week series titled “The Problems of Evil” at my home church, Central Assembly of God, in Springfield, Missouri. In the video below, I talk about the atheist problem of evil. Using C. S. … Continue reading The Problems of Evil, Part 4: The Atheist Problem of Evil
On Wednesday, June 23, I continued my four-week series titled “The Problems of Evil” at my home church, Central Assembly of God, in Springfield, Missouri. In the video below, I talk about the biblical problem of evil, which is basically … Continue reading The Problems of Evil, Part 3: The Biblical Problem of Evil
A Pew Research Center report about U.S. media polarization and the 2020 election found that “Republicans and Democrats place their trust in two nearly inverse news media environments.” Tell me whether a person watches Fox or CNN, in other words, … Continue reading Reading the Times | Book Review
This Sunday is Father’s Day. Compared to Mother’s Day, Father’s Day is a mediocre holiday, if it is celebrated at all. Americans feel more ambivalently about their dads than their moms, perhaps because their dads are abusive or absent from … Continue reading The Righteous Dad | Influence Magazine
