War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
                                
                                
                                
                        
                                    The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
                                
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                                            False Dichotomies in Mission pt. 1 of 2 by Christopher J.H. Wright
                                            
                                    
                                                
 In June, the Lausanne Biennial Leadership Meeting took place, with about 200 leaders of the Lausanne Movement from around the world meetin...
                                            
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                                            John Calvin's Commentary: John 1:6
                                            
                                    
                                                6. There was a man sent by God, whose name was John. 7. He came for a testimony, that he might testify of the light; that by him all might b...
                                            
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                                            John Calvin's Commentary: Psalm 1:1
                                            
                                    
                                                1. Blessed are they who are upright in their way, walking in the law of Jehovah. Psalm 1:1
1. Blessed are they who are upright. In these wor...
                                            
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                                            John Calvin's Institutes: 1.6.1
                                            
                                    
                                                Scripture Is Needed as Guide and Teacher for Anyone Who Would Come to God the Creator
1. God bestows the actual knowledge of himself upon us...
                                            
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                                            John Calvin: His legacy in commentaries, not just the institutes by Mark L. Strauss
                                            
                                    
                                                
 As the 500th birthday of John Calvin approaches (July 10th), theologians around the world will be reflecting on and celebrating this man’s...
                                            
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                                            Latayne Scott Blog Tour Today! 
Author of The Mormon Mirage, Latter-Day Cipher
                                    Author of The Mormon Mirage, Latter-Day Cipher
                                                 Latayne C. Scott, author of The Mormon Mirage: A Former Member Looks at the Mormon Church Today and Latter-Day Cipher is ...
                                            
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                                            New Testament Manuscripts: The Beat Goes On by Daniel B. Wallace
                                            
                                    
                                                For the past twelve months, I’ve been on sabbatical from my teaching duties at Dallas Seminary. The sabbatical officially comes to an end on...
                                            
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                                            How Rude was Jesus? (Monday with Mounce 40)
                                            
                                    
                                                Jesus is at the wedding at Cana, his mom sees a need, and asks Jesus (well, actually tells him) to help. Jesus’ response is,τι εμοι και σοι,...
                                            
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                                            Influential Books and Authors: Christopher J.H. Wright on Chambers, Hercus and more
                                            
                                    
                                                Each week in Influential Books and Authors we hear from a noted scholar on the author(s) and book(s) that have been most important to them f...
                                            
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                                            Now, About all that Killing...by Robert L. Hubbard Jr.
                                            
                                    
                                                
Joshua part 3
Bam! That’s the mental sound I imagine readers hear when they read the book of Joshua for the first time. Let’s be honest: re...
                                            
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                                            Joshua: The Movie by Robert L. Hubbard Jr.
                                            
                                    
                                                
Joshua part 2
 Actually, there’s no "Joshua" movie …. I just wrote that to get your attention! ;-)
But if there were, its hero wo...
                                            
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                                            Everybody Needs a Little Love (Monday with Mounce 39)
                                            
                                    
                                                 Everybody needs a little love. 
I am a bit surprised I haven’t been asked this question earlier, but I did just receive one about the diffe...
                                            
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                                            Put Together by a Committee! by Robert L. Hubbard Jr.
                                            
                                    
                                                
Joshua part 1
 Surprise! I’ll bet that you didn’t know this: a committee, not Joshua himself, wrote the book of Joshua. In fact, that commi...
                                            
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                                            The Philistines by V. Phillips Long
                                            
                                    
                                                
One of the most obvious uses of background studies is to help readers learn more about the peoples of the ancient world that are mentioned ...
                                            
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                                            Influential Books and Authors: Darrell L. Bock on Sanders, Pentecost and reading history
                                            
                                    
                                                Each week in Influential Books and Authors we hear from a noted scholar on the author(s) and book(s) that have been most important to ...
                                            
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                                            Understanding the Book of Mormon, part 5 by Ross Anderson
                                            
                                    
                                                
 
How Latter-day Saints Experience the Book of Mormon
My theme this week is the relationship Latter-day Saints have with their formative sc...
                                            
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