Month: April 2026
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In Romans 1, Paul warns of the consequences of rejecting truth. In Col 2:8, he warns of being taken captive by deceit. In 2 Thess 2:13-19 he warns of deception because people refuse to love the truth. In our world with instant global communication technology, deceit spreads easily and rapidly.…
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Timothy Paul Jones has an excellent article here on the Roman practice of crucifixion. “Christians worship a God who was crucified. It is difficult to fathom how shocking such a claim seemed to ancient Romans. Crucifixion was a death reserved for traitors, rebels, and slaves. Cognates of “crucified” functioned as…
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The mid-twentieth-century chaplain of the United States Senate, Peter Marshall, might best be known for his telling of the legend of the merchant of Baghdad. The story goes like this: A merchant sends his servant down to the market. The servant quickly returns. He is agitated and frightened. He says…
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The NIV translation of Rom 1:30 portrays “slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful” who “invent ways of doing evil.” Tragically, that’s a pretty accurate description of many today. The 1970 SciFy film “Colossus, The Forbin Project” is a prophetic film about the dangers of AI (Artificial Intelligence). Fifty-six years ago…

