Genesis 4:3-5 (HCSB) – In the course of time Cain presented some of the land’s produce as an offering to … More
Author: theidolbabbler
Something Struck Me When Reading About The Life Of Jeroboam In The Book Of First Kings
Background Jeroboam was the first king of Israel after Israel had become divided into two kingdoms; Judah to the south … More
Common Vs. Uncommon
Being born in 1967, I’m probably of the last generation that grew up with two different sets of plates and … More
An Interplanetary Solution To Humanity’s Mortality?
“I don’t think we’re meant to succeed here.” – Eric Weinstein, PhD Mathematical Physics (Harvard University) That comment was given … More
How Looking At The Skies Can Influence The Whole Self
Regularities Have you ever really thought about why anything in reality has an ordered quality about it? The ancients talked … More
Three Things That I Have Learned About Prayer The Past Two Years
1 – Pray First 2 – Confidence In Being Completely Honest With God (Even To The Point Of Complaint) 3 … More
DIS-DELIGHT
1 Peter 5:12-14 (NET) – Through Silvanus, whom I know to be a faithful brother, I have written to you … More
When is Someone “Saved”?
If you are like me, you love to listen to conversion stories. Hearing someone’s testimony about how they came to … More
John 6 Decoded
John 6:66 (HCSB) – From that moment many of His disciples turned back and no longer accompanied Him. What could … More
A Tribute to Dr. Michael Heiser
In the book of Acts, Luke records the scene where an angel of the Lord tells Philip (one of the … More
“Just Look!”
Numbers 21:4-9 (GNT) – The Israelites left Mount Hor by the road that leads to the Gulf of Aqaba, in … More
When do “Those who believe without seeing…” finally get to see Jesus?
Back in 2004, I had the privilege of seeing the Christian band Mercy Me in concert. This is the band … More
The Sea Was No More
When we read the Bible, we must approach it within the context of which it was written. That means, if … More
Why Do We Exist?
Acts 17:26-27 (HCSB) – “From one man He has made every nationality to live over the whole earth and has … More
Breath in James 2:26
If you are a regular reader of my blogs, you might recall a blog that I wrote entitled What Happens … More
Division in the Church
If you have been a Christian for any considerable length of time, you have probably experienced “Division in the Church.” … More
Thoughts on Matthew 17:11
Matthew 17:1-13 (ESV) – And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and … More
Believeth?
John 3:16 (KJV) – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth … More
Tapping Out
I am not a fan of the sport: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). I was only exposed to it once, when … More
Continuity Continued
I wanted to add some additional thoughts regarding the subject of my last article where I talked about the continuity … More