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"A Reader's Guide to the Bible" by John Goldingay. A Review

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A Reader's Guide to the Bible by John Goldingay My rating: 5 of 5 stars Over the years I have observed that many Christians struggle with reading the Bible. When we have talked it becomes clear that the majority of them have difficulty connecting the dots: fathoming how it all fits together and why. John Goldingay, the David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, has just provided a comfortably readable aid for interested Christians in his brand-spanking-new "A Reader's Guide to the Bible." This 192 page softback easily tackles the big picture of Scriptures' trajectory, and the overall emphasis of the different genres in the Bible. It is written for interested students of Scripture, whatever stage of their faith-walk they may be in. "A Reader's Guide to the Bible" begins by covering the historical and political events surrounding the Scriptures from the creation account through the Assyrian and Babylonian exile

"Stump Kingdom" by Dale Ralph Davis. A Review

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Stump Kingdom: Isaiah 6-12 by Dale Ralph Davis My rating: 5 of 5 stars He does it every time! Dr. Dale Ralph Davis, Minister in Residence at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina, successfully hits another home-run with his newest 128 page paperback, "Stump Kingdom: Isaiah 6-12." This nifty little volume is easy to read, insightful, and usable for seminary trained ministers as well as disciples desiring to grow in their grasp of Scripture. "Stump Kingdom" unfolds in eight chapters that systematically work through Isaiah chapters six through twelve. Davis draws from scholarly sources, Hebrew vocabulary, grammar and the canonical context of these chapters to give the reader a well-rounded presentation. Though the work is scholarly, it's not stuffy or stiff. Part of the author's aim was personal: he wanted to get at chapter 7.14 and workout how it fits into the thought of Isaiah. The result of his discussion on that chapter is full and for

"Rain Down Your Mercy" - 5 November 2017

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As you said to Jeremiah: “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me” (Jeremiah 32.26-27)? Therefore, LORD, God of all flesh, we come in joyful confidence and confident joy, to present to you our disturbances and desires. And with the Psalmist we say:   Answer me, O LORD, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me (Psalm 69.16). Rain down your mercy, peace, direction, good order and compassion on Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, and all the nations of the world so that the inhabitants of all lands may have the medical care, education, clean drinking water, security and concord essential for their wellbeing. Answer me, O LORD, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me (Psalm 69.16). Rain down your mercy, peace, direction, good order and compassion upon these United States of America, the State of Oklahoma (especially in its present budgetary troubles), as