Quote of the Day

Byhenry January 10, 2013

From David Alan Black:

… hermeneutics is simply the prelude to obedience.

It should cause one to think.

A Brief Note on Hebrews and Structure

Byhenry February 26, 2018

A weakness of a great deal of Bible study is in the failure to truly see the details. In our normal conversations we have multiple contextual clues including shared history and knowledge. When reading scripture, we have to be more careful, because it is not addressed directly to us, and we often don’t share those…

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Reconciling the Gospel Genealogies

Byhenry December 21, 2009

There are generally two reactions I hear to this in Sunday School classes and church pews–it’s either fascination, as if the genealogies make or break the Bible or complete indifference, as in “who cares?” Both reactions miss the point. Matthew and Luke are each making a point, and they are making it in a way…

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Rightly Dividing or Slicing and Dicing – Jeremiah 4:23

Byhenry September 17, 2007

In debates on creation and evolution I have occasionally encountered the ruin and restoration theory. This view allows an old earth, but does so in a different way. Genesis 1:1 is viewed as an original creation, and then the word in 1:2 normally translated “was” is instead translated “became.” I discuss the details in the…

Some Lessons from Tilling My Garden

Byhenry September 15, 2015

Well, my prospective, perhaps presumptive garden, that is. One of the important elements to understanding stories in the Bible, parables included, is our perspective. In Christian circles, when we hear “the sower went forth to sow,” (Matthew 13:3), or perhaps “a farmer went out to sow his seed,” we generally see ourselves in the role…

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Reflections on Teaching Revelation

Byhenry February 1, 2014

This past Sunday I completed teaching a four week series on Revelation for one of the Sunday School classes at Chumuckla Community Church. It’s always interesting to try to teach a short series on the book of Revelation. There is so much there, and so much background information is needed. It’s difficult to be effective….