Author Archives: JohnJ

C.S. Lewis and The Temptation of Eve

How could Adam & Eve disobeyed God and been deceived by the Tempter. C.S. Lewis writes a story showing just how that could happen to us all. Continue reading

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Balaam the Seer Sees The Star of Bethlehem

Numbers 24:1-2 and 15-25 “24:2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him. 24:16 “The oracle of him who hears the words of God, And knows the … Continue reading

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Korah’s Rebellion & Trump’s Insurrection

Thoughts on Numbers Chapter 16 While reading the Book of Numbers chapter 16 (I have the full text shown below) accompanied by a commentary detailing the events of Korah’s rebellion, I came upon this passage in the Keil and Delitzsch … Continue reading

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Jesus’ Question to Nicodemus

John 3:2 ff. [Nicodemus] came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” … Continue reading

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The Christian and the Creation Story

There is some consternation in confronting the Creation Story as described in the Bible’s first book, Genesis. With Christians and non-Christians alike. The main difficulty is that the stages of creating the universe as written there do not seem to … Continue reading

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