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George Washington

My study this summer took a very unexpected turn into American political history, but the phase is wearing off. In a final burst of interest, I finished off Ellis’ Founding Brothers this morning (which is...

July 21, 20092 Comments

Comments on Hebrews (1:6)

This morning I studied Hebrews 1:6: “And again, when (God) brings the firstborn into the world, he says, ‘let all God’s angels worship him.'” Amidst other questions, I was curious what event (if any) is...

July 20, 2009No Comments

Conclusions on Madison as President

I received an email after my last post suggesting that although Madison’s accomplishments in the drafting and ratification of the Constitution are often noted by historians, his service to our country as President is often...

July 14, 2009No Comments

Ketcham’s Madison biography and Ellis’ Founding Brothers

In my continued venture into American political history, I have been working my way through Ralph Ketcham’s biography of James Madison. I have really enjoyed it and learned a lot from it. In particular, I...

July 9, 2009No Comments

More on Hebrews 1:1-4

In my own words, 10 things we learn about Jesus Christ from Hebrews 1:1-4: 1) He is the greatest revelation of God in history.2) He is the heir of all things – i.e., his “inheritance”...

July 9, 2009No Comments

Comments on Hebrews (1:1-4)

I’ve finished my word-by-word study of Hebrews 1:1-4, the introduction to the book. It is a fascinating and theologically rich passage, a single Greek sentence, perhaps the densest summary of the person and work of...

July 3, 20091 Comment

Moving

I hate details. I am definitely a “big picture” guy. For this reason and others, I find moving to be very stressful. And today was the worst kind of moving day – heavy furniture, lots...

June 30, 20094 Comments

Biographies and American History

I am really on a biography kick lately, especially about people in American history. Esther calls this “my flavor of the week.” Two people I would really like to read a good biography on: 1)...

June 25, 20091 Comment

Intelligent Design

I have been growing more and more convicted lately about the need in our society for people to speak out against naturalistic neo-Darwinism and not be bullied into silence by the contempt with which intelligent...

June 17, 20095 Comments