A man whom I greatly respect frequently used these words: “plug in” … “connect”
JP: It’s Friday afternoon and I am at my office downtown. My office is in shambles (perhaps an exaggeration!) but I am packing up my stuff in preparation to my move to 255 2Nd Ave S. I need to pack at least [...]
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JP: 4 part series by “the Irish Calvinist”
His 10 points with brief excerpts follow, but be sure to read the articles (further down this page). They are very worthwhile!
Try to Repay Jesus for the Cross
The sure-fire way to short circuit joy in Christ is to undervalue him and overvalue yourself. It is really a subtle [...]
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JP: Be sure to visit the official site: Codex Sinaiticus . Image is of The Song of Solomon 1:1 – 4. Consider also the Wikipedia article. The Codex Sinaiticus is an example of the Uncial script.
CNN: World’s oldest Bible goes online
Excerpt:
The British Library plans to begin publishing the Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th century text handwritten [...]
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JP: Worthwhile read by John MacArthur. Image is Gustave Dore’s, “Jesus Walking on the Sea”.
Fully Man and Fully God
Jesus frequently spoke of His unique, otherworldly origin, of having preexisted in heaven before coming into this world. To the hostile Jews He declared, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, [...]
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JP: Worthwhile commentary on “Integrity”. As an aside, I was saved out of the liberal United Methodist Church back in 1969 and I’ve never looked back.
Integrity — What’s in a Word?
Excerpt:
Sydney Biddle Barrows, the infamous “Mayflower Madam” convicted of running an elite prostitution service in the 1980s, once remarked, “I ran the wrong kind of [...]
JP: Worthwhile read from Reformation Theology.
Is Jesus really the only way?
Introduction:
Is Jesus really the only way? In an environment of such plurality and diversity this really seems an implausible or even arrogant claim of Christians. When confronted with the exclusive claims of Christianity, the question on many people’s minds is how can Christians be so [...]
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JP: Interesting read that was posted on SharperIron
About the author: Joy Wagner taught classes and was the ladies’ dorm supervisor at Northland Baptist Bible College (Dunbar, WI) for 10 years. She works as a counselor at Rocky Mountain Biblical Counseling Center.
Getting What You Inspect
Excerpt:
You might have heard the old saying, “You don’t get what you [...]
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JP: Worthwhile read from Albert Mohler, Jr.
Modernity, Madness, and Morals
Excerpt:
Why do you do what is right, rather than what is wrong? That is hardly a new question. It troubled the minds of the ancients. Some felt that humans are naturally drawn to virtue, but they were hard-pressed to explain why some individuals seemed to resist [...]
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1 John 4:1, Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world
JP: 5 Part series from 1 John 4 by John MacArthur.
Intro:
How can a true work of the Holy Spirit be distinguished from a false one?
From a careful study [...]
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JP: If you are interested in Biblical archaeology … (click link for full article with photos) … part 2 (below quoted text) has more.
The Temple Mount – new discoveries from the time of King Hezekiah
Intro:
A couple of weeks ago, we spent some time in Israel with our family, visiting places which are dear to [...]
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