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Jan 3
1 min

Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. He would be 129 today, so raise a glass of Old Winyards and drink a toast to one of the great...

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Dec 11, 2020
6 min

Pontificating Populist Punditry

For those familiar with popular culture in the 1980s, the name Cliff Clavin might ring a bell. Cliff was a regular character in the hit t...

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Dec 10, 2020
1 min

The Best Film Version of "A Christmas Carol"

A few days ago, my wife and I watched the 1938 film version of A Christmas Carol starring Reginald Owen as Ebenezer Scrooge. I have seen ...

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Dec 9, 2020
2 min

Every Wind of Doctrine

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for bu...

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Dec 7, 2020
11 min

The Church and Israel in the New Testament

One of the most common questions asked by students of the Bible concerns the relationship between Israel and the church. We read the Old ...

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Dec 4, 2020
7 min

My Top 10 Books of 2020

I read a lot every year, but this year has been a bit different. Last year, I put together a list of great literary works and began worki...

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Dec 3, 2020
3 min

The Biggest Threat Faced by the Church

What is the biggest threat faced by the church today? Many in the U.S. seem to think the answer is government tyranny. Tyranny is always ...

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Nov 19, 2020
1 min

The Nature of Middle-earth (Coming in June, 2021)

Several months ago, I mentioned that one of the books I'm very much looking forward to reading upon its publication is the forthcoming vo...

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Nov 18, 2020
1 min

Martin Luther & the Wizard of Oz

Several years ago, I was reading some of the English translations of the works of Martin Luther and while doing so, I ran across one of t...

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Nov 12, 2020
1 min

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

Carl Trueman's new book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revo...

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