Learning from a List
As he closes his magnificent epistle to the church in Rome, the apostle Paul sends greetings to a number of his friends, co-workers, and acquaintances…
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R. Herbert holds a Ph.D. in ancient Near Eastern languages, biblical studies, and archaeology. He served as an ordained minister and church pastor for a number of years. He writes for several Christian venues and for his websites at http://www.LivingWithFaith.org and http://www.TacticalChristianity.org, where you can also find his free e-books. R. Herbert is a pen name.
The Gospels and Time
The four Gospels are amazingly complex portraits of the Son of God. Each account verbally “paints” its subject from many different angles, capturing different aspects…
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The Gospel According to Paul
It is often said that the apostle Paul changed the focus of the Christian gospel from kingdom of God, stressed in the four Gospels (Matthew…
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Psalm of the Cross
Two Gospel writers, Matthew and Mark, record that near His death, Jesus called out in a loud voice with what might seem to be a…
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A Tale of Two Prophets
Two prophets – Jonah and Nahum. Both messengers of God prophesied against the great Assyrian capital of Nineveh, the largest city in the world at…
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The Meaning of ‘Life’
In the English language we get by with a single word for life, but the ancient Greeks realized that the concept can include very different…
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Patience, First and Last
Have you ever noticed that in his famous list of love’s qualities in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, the apostle Paul begins and ends the list with…
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How Isaiah Delivered the News
When Jerusalem lay under the shadow of the brutal Assyrian Empire, which had already conquered the northern tribes of Israel, the prophet Isaiah was given…
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Why Worship?
Biblical reasons to celebrate our good God.
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Letters of Hope: A Reflection on the Book of Revelation
More than mysterious symbolism and apocalyptic imagery, Revelation offers a consistent message of hope to the persecuted church.
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