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2012
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The Impact of the Lost Book
Don Richardson is a missionary and well known author who has written several fascinating books (Peace Child, and Lords of the Earth) but I especially like his book Eternity in Their Hearts. In it,...
The Language of the Bible
Since 1526 when Tyndale's NT was printed in English, there have been about 900 English translations of the Bible. That statistic might make some of us think that God actually wrote in English. But...
Raising Kids is Tough
Raising children in our modern culture is a very difficult task! It can be done by one parent, but it's really a two person job. And it is fraught with all kinds of challenges. A few of those...
Fish Out of Water
A group of golfers in San Juan Capistrano had a bit of a surprise as they approached the 12th hole tee box. Laying there writhing around on the ground was a live 2-foot shark! The shark had a couple...
Each Word a Gift
Neuroscientists are making some headway turning people's thoughts into speech. There have been over 100 brain-imaging studies this past decade that are focused on speech-processing. According to an...
Memento Mori
I am embarrassed to admit it, but I took 4 years of Latin in High School in an attempt to get out of Home Economics. I just did not want to make those culottes! But I am proficient enough to...
The Gideon Principle
A week or so ago my school, Stoneybrooke had its 30th anniversary celebration. We were focused on the 3000 kids that have wandered down our halls, so we called it "The Legacy Celebration." We were...
The Three Chairs Principle
Experts are concerned that young children are suffering under the weight of the pressures of modern living. Earlier this year, the online newspaper "Mail" reported that, "driven into anxiety by the...
Vampire on the Loose
The folks that live in the western Serbian village of Zarozje have received a pretty unique public warning. Recently the town's mayor sent out a caution that a vampire was on the loose. And since he...
Disciplines of Abstinence
I have a great deal of respect for the faculty at Talbot Theological Seminary. (The fact that it took me 11 years to complete their 3 year master's program perhaps endeared me to them.) In their...
Helping Children Do Good
The Christmas season is chock-full with enjoyable (and occasionally not so enjoyable) family oriented tasks and events. Most of us cherish the joys associated with all of that, especially as we...
If Christ Had Not Come
I probably have a dozen devotional guides in my office. Some are well known (Oswald Chamber's "My Utmost for His Highest"), some offer two thoughts a day (Spurgeon's "Morning and Evening") and...
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