Recent content by Deacon

Embalming and mummification carry a rich, biblical meaning? The practice is simply a ritual, designed to comfort those left behind. It will not aid me in any way towards life eternal. In general, Baptists abstain from ceremonial liturgy and ritual. The rich, biblical picture is supplied in...

One of my favorites! You picked that up quickly. The dog was named "Speed Racer" by my grandson. The two of us would be traveling quickly across the country to meet with them... I'd call it, "Travels with Speed" Rob

I've been mulling over writing a novel - a fictionalized travel story crossing the county, just me and a dog - what might have happened in life if events took a different turn. I've got a summary of what I want but have to interview a few people for some background material. Rob

Without a doubt, authors use language and storylines that attract a certain type of reader - it's part of the formula of writing a book. I don't watch many films or TV There are times when violence and "spice" fits the character of a story - we can even see it used in Scripture. Usually the...

“Hi everyone, my name is Rob and I'm a bibliophile. This past week was tough. I found myself browsing book sites and gave in to temptation...." LOL ~~~~~~~~~ The top list are the Bibles I've carried around in the past. A New Scofield Study Bible (one of my first Bibles) NASB's (77, and 95...

Sorry to get back to this thread so late. I can't provide any specific passages or answer your question because I trashed the book. I don't do that very often but the author's aberrant message was subtle and alluring and I didn't want anyone to be lead astray. Rob

No scholar, just a student of the bible - my opinion: In Luke 4 16-21 it is recorded that Jesus read a portion of Isaiah (Is. 61:1,2) from a scroll in a small synagogue in Nazareth. Trying to determine from what "version" or even what language Jesus was using cannot be discerned, the account is...

Can a person be obese and not gluttonous? Obesity does not necessitate gluttony. Gluttony is a state of mind, an attitude, a trait. The only obese person I can think in Scripture is Eli, Samuel's tutor and the father of the wicked Hophni and Phinehas (1 Sam. 4:18). He wasn't condemned for his...

I think a biblical church should have at least 3 to 4 hundred pounds of pastors. Rob

My wife and I traveled through Washington D.C. yesterday and on the way visited The Museum of the Bible. As an amateur photographer, I was quite eager to take some pictures of the recently renovated reflection pool and surrounding monuments. Unfortunately it was raining quite heavily so we...

Day 1: No material substance is specified. The separation of light and darkness introduces TIME as the first element that separates order from disorder. The description of each day describes when God gave them a purpose, before which they were still a part of the disorder (tôhû wābôhû) So...

There are stories of unscrupulous funeral practices with all burial forms in all ages. When women died in ancient Egypt, they would wait until decomposition began before delivering the body to be interned. The burial practices of the ancient Jews are odd in a different way. In Israel, a year or...

Genesis 2:7 (ESV) ... the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground... Genesis 3:19 (ESV) ... till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Genesis 18:27b (ESV) ...I who am but dust and ashes. Job 10:9 (ESV) ...you have...

I wouldn't call bad dreams sinful... but they're certainly undesirable. It calls for self reflection... what might have directed the dream? Current news out of Europe about foreign gangs might have provoked such a dream. Certainly a conversation with the Lord would be a proper response. Rob

Perhaps there's some wiggle room... ...didn't the Lord ally himself with the pagan King Cyrus (Isaiah 45)?