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May 02, 2025

Shrouded in Mystery— in Turin

The one ancient relic that I have studied at length, and I think has some...

May 01, 2025

All Have Sinned and Fallen Short— the Story of Mel Gibson

This is an amazing conversation between two Catholics, about repentance, change, and redemption.   It's...

April 2025

April 30, 2025

The New Spectacular Egyptology Museum in Cairo

(The following article appeared first in the NY Times on Easter Sunday April 20). Share...

April 29, 2025

How to Shed Light in a Dark Time

Denzel Washington, son of a preacher, is a refreshing Christian voice on a whole...

April 27, 2025

A Little Girl Asks the King about Jesus

April 26, 2025

Quotes of the Day

Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.—Albert Einstein   Sir, my concern is not whether...

April 25, 2025

Are You a Submariner?– What are the Best Sub Shops?

While there are not as many sub sandwich chains as there are burger chains, there...

April 24, 2025

Love Is the Answer

Foxes and Fossils are a very fine cover band from the Atlanta area, and there...

April 23, 2025

Keith Jarrett– The Master Improviser

There have been many great jazz pianists in my life time, but when it comes...

April 22, 2025

Biblical Interpretation–2

One of the main things that stands out about the early church fathers was how...

April 21, 2025

Biblical Interpretation and Doctrine in Early Christianity-1

(This study appeared early in 2025, from Eerdmans Pub. Co,) There are few scholars more...

April 20, 2025

Imitatio Christi

IMITATIO CHRISTI (in memoriam—Thomas A Kempis May 1, 1471)   The cruciform life to which...

April 19, 2025

Cracks in the Wall

CRACKS IN THE WALL   Cracks in the wall, There by design, Prayers on plain...

April 18, 2025

RSVP

RSVP   To move from fast to feast, From ashes to riding an ass, From...

April 17, 2025

Shade Tree

SHADE TREE   A tree always a tree, That shadows forth his shade to me....

April 16, 2025

Grald Bray’s Athens and Jerusalem– Part Sixteen

By now you will perhaps have noticed that on the cover of this book are...

April 15, 2025

Gerald Bray’s Athens and Jerusalem– Part Eleven

The Latin phrase 'ars longa, vita brevis'-- art is long but life is short is...

April 14, 2025

Gerald Bray’s Athens and Jerusalem– Part Ten

As Bray shows, a variety of things went wrong in the Middle Ages in terms...

April 13, 2025

Gerald Bray’s Athens and Jerusalem– Part Nine

It was not until about 1200 A.D. that we had universities to house and promote...

April 12, 2025

Gerald Bray’s Athens and Jerusalem– Part Eight

According to Gerald Bray, the first real systematic theologian of the Christian church was John...

April 11, 2025

Gerald Bray’s– Athens and Jerusalem– Part Seven

A.D. 529 is when the Christian emperor closed the philosophical schools in Athens. But all...

April 10, 2025

Gerald Bray’s Athens and Jerusalme– Part Six

Throughout much of Christian history,  Christian thinkers have flirted with the idea of 'the immortal...

April 09, 2025

I’ve Been Branded by Russell– Not Bertrand Russell

One doesn't know whether to be flattered or flattened by this sudden endorsement.   BW3

April 08, 2025

Gerald Bray’s Athens and Jerusalem– Part Five

It is a neglected but interesting fact that the portion of the Bible most commented...

April 07, 2025

Gerald Bray’s Athens and Jerusalem– Part Four

Lest you think this book will only deal with the influence of say Plato and...

April 06, 2025

Gerald Bray’s, Athens and Jerusalem–Part Three

The summary of the substance of this book on Amazon says the following: "In Athens...

April 05, 2025

Gerald Bray’s Athens and Jerusalem— Part Two

As I have already alluded to, I know of no better survey of the development...

April 04, 2025

Gerald Bray’s Athens andJerusalem-Part One

Sometimes a book comes along, and this one just showed up last month, that is...

March 2025

March 30, 2025

Bookaholics Unite!

I can relate to that cartoon above. And I resonate with Erasmus when he famously...

March 29, 2025

Gentle Jesus Meek and Mild? Not Exactly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3tUSPGhvPY&t=35s This is of course only one side of Jesus' personality, but it is an...

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