Tag Archives: Bible

The Pretribulational Rapture and the Millennium

Posted on February 12, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

I’m currently reading Evidence for the Rapture: A Biblical Case for Pretribulationalism.  I received a complimentary review copy of this book from Moody Press, but this is not my official review.  Rather, in this post, I want to wrestle with … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: David and Bathsheba, by Roberta Kells Dorr

Posted on January 9, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

Roberta Kells Dorr.  David and Bathsheba.  Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2013, 1990.  See here to buy the book. The story of David and Bathsheba is in the biblical book of II Samuel.  King David of Israel sees a beautiful woman bathing … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Jesus Behaving Badly, by Mark L. Strauss

Posted on November 20, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Mark L. Strauss.  Jesus Behaving Badly: The Puzzling Paradoxes of the Man from Galilee.  Downers Grove: IVP Books, 2015.  See here to buy the book. Many Christians struggle with what is in the Old Testament, with its laws, wars, and … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About (Second Edition)

Posted on November 17, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Kenneth Berding and Matt Williams, ed.  What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Their Writings.  Second edition.  Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic, 2015.  See here to purchase the book. What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Partners in Christ, by John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

Posted on November 6, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.  Partners in Christ: A Conservative Case for Egalitarianism.  Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2015.  See here to purchase the book. Partners in Christ revises and expands on a 2005 book that John G. Stackhouse, Jr. wrote, Finally … Continue reading →

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Mark’s Distinct Voice, and the Good News (Extremely Scattered Ramblings)

Posted on February 22, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

At church this morning, the pastor preached about Mark 1:9-15.  Allow me to post this passage in the King James Version (which is in the public domain): 9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from … Continue reading →

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Ramblings on The Devil’s Advocate and Demons Being Unafraid of the Bible

Posted on January 28, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

I watched the 1997 movie, The Devil’s Advocate, on Saturday night.  In this movie, Keanu Reeves plays a hot-shot lawyer, Kevin Lomax, who moves from Florida with his wife to work at a New York City law firm.  The head … Continue reading →

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Ramblings on Isaiah 58, the Sabbath, and Edward J. Young

Posted on May 14, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

I’ve been reading the Book of Isaiah for my daily quiet time.  A while back, I got Edward J. Young’s three volume, verse-by-verse commentary on the Book of Isaiah, which dates to the 1960’s-1970’s.  The commentary is conservative in that … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Canon and Community, by James Sanders

Posted on April 7, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

James A. Sanders.  Canon and Community: A Guide to Canonical Criticism.  Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984. I stumbled upon this book when I went home over a year ago for my sister’s wedding.  I was looking through the closet of my … Continue reading →

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Psalm 99

Posted on October 20, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

For my weekly quiet time this week, I will blog about Psalm 99.  Psalm 99 talks about the LORD reigning in righteousness, as the earth and the people in it tremble and are encouraged to praise the LORD’s name.  V … Continue reading →

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