Acknowledging the Pain of Childlessness
You know those memories that stay with you in vivid color as if they happened yesterday, even after years have passed? Maybe it is your wedding day, the day you graduated, or some other significant…
Countering the Genesis 3:1 Attack of Our Day
This month I’m going to start off my letter to you with a history lesson. As I was composing it, I found it to be an interesting exercise. So I’ll use Bible references and secular…
Jacob’s Odd “Breeding Program” of Genesis 30
Introduction Genesis 30:37–31:16 is a section of Scripture often held up to ridicule by skeptics, and even some of those committed to biblical inerrancy and authority struggle with understanding and explaining to others. So many…
Survey: 50% of Pastors Afraid to Speak Out on Social Issues
Interestingly, pastors seem to recognize that they should be influencing their congregations on these issues: “More than nine in 10 Pastors . . . believe they have influence with their congregants when it comes to how they…
How Scholars’ Perceptions of the Semantic Range of יוֹם Have Affected Their Discussions of the Age of the Universe: Part 2
Keywords: יוֹם ;יָמִים ;יוֹם as period of daylight; יוֹם as 24 hours; יוֹם in Creation account; daytime-nighttime cycles; Genesis 1; Genesis 1:5; Genesis 1:14–18; Genesis 2:4; idiomatic uses of יוֹם; lexical and dictionary definitions of…