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Culture & Context: Judges
Judges in the time of the Old Testament were both legal and political. During the time of Moses, the elders of the tribes acted as judges in settling disputes. Samuel and his sons were circuit-riding judges, traveling to different towns to act as judge.


Bonus Blog: Book Review of How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
Do you look at the Bible and wish there was a Google Maps for navigating all of its books? Do you wonder, as I often did, if there was a tool that could help you learn the best way to read the Bible?


Culture & Context: Psalms
After years of wandering, the sinful generation (except for Joshua and Caleb) had died out, Moses had passed the torch of leadership
The Bible has five “poetry” books: Job (yup, Job is considered poetry, as well as wisdom literature), Psalms,
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon (which is one of the most explicit love poems ever
written!). Poetry is just one of the forms of literature in the Bible. There is a flow-chart in the Joshua, Part 2
blog that shows some of


Creation Corner: The Problem With Evolution
So, if you’ve been reading for a while, you might have seen the first issue with this definition. In
a previous post, we discussed Newton’s laws of thermodynamics. Entropy is the term for the
gradual break down of all things. Everything trends toward destruction and chaos. Why would
evolution be the only process that trends toward complexity and betterment? There is nothing
else in creation that works that way.


Culture & Context: Joshua Part 2
After years of wandering, the sinful generation (except for Joshua and Caleb) had died out, Moses had passed the torch of leadership
Historically, this is during the Bronze Age, which ran from circa 3000 BC to 1125 BC. The Macedonian peoples were strongly impacted by the invasion of Greek-speaking people, who brought their culture and their metalworking talents. Their pottery and jewelry became a mixture of Macedonia and Greek influences, while the introduction of copper and


Creation Corner: Some Faults of the Big Bang Theory
Last time, we discussed the science that the secular world believes; evolution, the Big Bang and
the 14-billion-year timeline. You might be wondering, “Adam, if the world is not 14 billion years
old, how old is it?”


Culture & Context: Joshua Part 1
Today we will meet Joshua the person, but first take a short trip into Canaan, the land into which Joshua would lead God’s people.
Historically, this is during the Bronze Age, which ran from circa 3000 BC to 1125 BC. The Macedonian peoples were strongly impacted by the invasion of Greek-speaking people, who brought their culture and their metalworking talents. Their pottery and jewelry became a mixture of Macedonia and Greek influences, while the introduction of copper and


Creation Corner: The Age of Earth?
Last time, we discussed the science that the secular world believes; evolution, the Big Bang and
the 14-billion-year timeline. You might be wondering, “Adam, if the world is not 14 billion years
old, how old is it?”
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