I read an average of 45-50 books a year. I read biographies, theology & Biblical Studies, military history, sports, novels. From time to time, I’ll review a book here that has made an impression on me.
Galatians was one of the Apostle Paul’s earliest letters. Scholars believe that either Galatians or First Thessalonians was the first letter that he wrote. Galatians was not written to just one church. It was actually written to a group of churches in the region of Galatia. This area today composes the nation of Turkey. Paul […]
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The Gospel of Luke was originally part of a two-volume set that included the Acts of the Apostles. This Gospel provides Luke’s account of Jesus’ life and ministry. Acts covers the first thirty years of the church after Jesus’ ascension. Luke is the only one of the evangelists that tells us a bit about how
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The Acts of the Apostles is easily one of the most exciting books in the New Testament. It is part two of the two volume set that started with the Gospel of Luke. The Gospel covered the life and ministry of Jesus. Acts covers the first thirty years of the Church. It traces the growth
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I recently wrote an article entitled, An Ex-Cop Examines the Evidence: Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? As I had thought about and studied what the New Testament had to say about Jesus’ resurrection, I wondered what it would look like if I treated it like a crime scene. Obviously, there had been a
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I have always been a big fan of Bible commentaries. In my personal library (which is currently boxed up and in storage) there are probably two or three hundred commentaries and I have read most of them. When I saw that Dr. Phil Pringle had come out with this commentary on 1 and 2 Timothy,
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I recently taught a 4 week course at C3 Curitiba based on Dr. Phil Pringle’s excellent book, Leadership Excellence: 10 Characteristics of Great Leaders. Over the last few posts, we have highlighted and discussed these 10 important leadership traits. This is the last post in the series. You can read Part Three here if you missed it. 8.
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I recently taught a 4 week course at C3 Curitiba based on Dr. Phil Pringle’s excellent book, Leadership Excellence: 10 Characteristics of Great Leaders. Over the next few posts, we will be highlighting and discussing these 10 important leadership traits. You can read Part Two here. 5. Strong- Life is not fair. Leaders will encounter obstacles
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I recently taught a 4 week course at C3 Curitiba based on Dr. Phil Pringle’s excellent book, Leadership Excellence: 10 Characteristics of Great Leaders. Over the next few posts, we will be highlighting and discussing these 10 important leadership traits. If you missed it, you can read Part One here. 3. Soldier “The Soldier grows in a climate
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I recently taught a 4 week course at C3 Curitiba based on Dr. Phil Pringle’s excellent book, Leadership Excellence: 10 Characteristics of Great Leaders. Over the next few posts, we will be highlighting and discussing these 10 important leadership traits. What do great leaders look like? 1. Servant Servanthood is one of the main building blocks
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There are two main reasons that Christians believe the Bible is inspired by God. The first has to do with the Theology of Inspiration. 2 Timothy 3:16 says, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.” The word “inspired” carries the idea of God breathing on the men who
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