Mi “Mayberry”
USOM. Supondría que estas cuatro letras no significan nada en absoluto para nadie leyendo esta revista. Pero a mí me importan mucho, aunque no sé qué representan las letras. USOM era el nombre de una pequeña instalación militar en que residía cuando vivía en Pusan, Korea, como un niño de 12-14 años. Mi padre estaba […]
Sarcasm, Irony, and Blindness All Rolled Up in One
During the week of Easter, there are many events in the life of the Lord in which Biblical scholars often say the Gospel writers used literary devices. These devices include sarcasm and irony. Many of these scholars do not believe these events actually took place, and the Gospel accounts are to be read simply as […]
KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid)
When I was in the military, there was a phrase that we used time and time again. If we were explaining a concept to another person, especially if that person was new to the military, we would say we needed to “keep it simple, stupid.” We called it the KISS principle. The point was that […]
Don’t Want Rewards in the Kingdom?
The New Testament is full of teaching that tells us Christ will reward the good works of believers at the Judgment Seat of Christ (1 Cor 3:10-15, etc.). When we teach these passages, many maintain that they do not want any rewards. Part of the reason given is that they are unworthy. Perhaps all of […]
Philippians: Pursuing Christ to Know Him—A Commentary
Philippians: Pursuing Christ to Know Him—A Commentary. By Thomas W. Finley. NP: NP, 2014. 135 pp. Paper, free. Thomas Finley wrote this commentary on Philippians and offers it free of charge (though it is listed for $6.33 on Amazon). On the copyright page Finley writes, “Permission is granted to copy, translate, reprint or distribute this […]
Exalted Above the Heavens: The Risen and Ascended Christ
Exalted Above the Heavens: The Risen and Ascended Christ. By Peter C. Orr. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2018. 238 pp. Paper, $25.00. This book by Peter Orr is part of the New Studies in Biblical Theology (NSBT) series. The primary purpose of the book is to address something that is lacking in Christological studies. […]
Discipleship and the Widow’s Mites (Mark 12:41-44)
Kenneth W. Yates Editor I. INTRODUCTION In Mark 8:22–10:52, the reader finds a long section that deals with the topic of discipleship. In it, the Lord teaches the disciples about the cost of following Him. It begins and ends with the Lord healing a blind man. The disciples are blind to these truths, and these […]
Grace Intervention: Understanding God’s Beautiful Gift of Grace
Grace Intervention: Understanding God’s Beautiful Gift of Grace. By Bill Giovannetti. Uhrichsville, OH: Shiloh Run Press, 2015. 250 pp. Paper, $14.99. The title of this book caught my eye. Giovannetti is a pastor and has a heart for what is going on in Christian churches. He says that legalism is the biggest and most destructive […]
You Can Keep Them (Daniel 5:17)
By Ken Yates We all know the stories about Daniel. He was a faithful servant of the Lord during a trying time in Israel’s history. He had been taken captive when he was a teenager and lived the rest of his life in Babylon. When we get to chap. 5, Daniel is a man in […]
Seeing Things Through the Eyes of the Lord (Mark 13:1-2)
Mark 13 contains the famous Olivet Discourse in the Gospel of Mark. It starts off with the disciples being very impressed with the temple in Jerusalem. They point out to the Lord how beautiful it was (Mark 13:1). Many have remarked that it was an architectural wonder of the ancient world. Josephus and others observed […]