Please read Daniel Ch 2 prior to reading the post, and read post one and two in this series first. Summary: In Daniel Chapter Two, we see King Nebuchadnezzar has a troubling dream, which he demands his magicians and sorcerers interpret, without telling them the dream, under the punishment of death if they don’t. They […]
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As we continue our political economy commentary in Daniel (see the first post first), the reader should read Daniel Chapter One. picking up in v3, and beyond, we see the following major activities: 1) Nebuchadnezzar commands that leading Israelites be brought back to Babylon to learn and be brought up in the customs and ways […]
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Over the summer I had a conversation with a friend, and he mused about the threat within the church of Christian nationalism. I said I’d first like to see it defined, as the left’s pre-occupation with Christian nationalism had basically pinned that label on anybody that believes Christian values system should underlie political positions (e.g., […]
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As I drove to work last week, I enjoyed idyllic Ohio fall days–pleasant temperatures, blue skies and smiling faces upon arrival. If only I could turn off the outside pictures–the vicious attack on Israel (which includes many American hostages and deaths), the dysfunction in Washington DC, the continued market turmoil from a high interest rate […]
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A Hermeneutical Goldmine
20 Sep 2023
Today I want to share a greatly beneficial resource. It is easy to look at the culture and cherry pick a text to support out opinion; however, bad hermeneutics are not becoming of a Berean. Dr. Ched Spellman is providing an incredible overview of the Biblical canon, how it came to be, and how the […]
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The Sneakier Side of Suffering
18 Oct 2021
There are times when I wonder why my parents didn’t send me back to the manufacturer for some of the stupid things I did in my youth. Many years ago, when this fearless author was but a wee lad, I returned home from a church event with my brother, both of us in possession of […]
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Faith at the Margin — Pt. 3
04 Oct 2021
The finale of a three part series on faith with just a hint of economic insight added for seasoning. It’s a beautiful October day in the neighbourhood, and what better way to spend it than by cuddling up next to the window, watching the leaves change before your very eyes, and pondering the interrelatedness of […]
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Faith at the Margin – Pt. 2
17 Sep 2021
The second of a three part series on faith with just a hint of economic insight added for seasoning. Well, those of you reading that subtitle up there would be well within your rights to ask, “Part 2? When in the heck did part 1 come out?” Too long ago, fair, merryweather pilgrim of the […]
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Faith at the Margin — Pt. 1
03 Aug 2021
The first of a three part series on faith with just a hint of economic insight added for seasoning. Well, it wouldn’t be the soon-closing tide of summer around the Bereans home base if we hadn’t been graced once again by the penmanship of my co-author and dear friend, Stanley Schwartz. From my understanding, he […]
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Fun in the Sun with Dostoevsky and Lewis
01 Jun 2021
Over the course of a long weekend very recently, I found myself afforded the opportunity for a lovely visit to Hilton Head, SC with my very dear roomies (well, two of them least; the other was at some minor prior engagement, “wedding-related,” he says). If “pleasure” and “merriment” are the aim, one could do far […]
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