Frankly Speaking

I recently came across a blog post and discussion about the tradition of church meetings on Wednesday and Sunday nights. One fairly-common r...

True or False? Here and there, I provide a little explanation. For those places where I don’t, take a look in Luke. 1. True 2. False. ...

On second thought, since it’s so quiet around here on the weekends, I’m waiting till Monday to give the answers for the test in the previous...

Here’s part of the first exam my New Testament Survey students took earlier this week. It covers some introductory and background material ...

Tradition has it that Solomon penned the erotic Song of Songs when he was young, the prudential Book of Proverbs at midlife, and the bleak r...

Call me a sissy?  I’ll hit you with my purse.  Suggest that my religion is not so nice?  I’ll kill you!  --------------- Bumper Sticker:...

7. One book you wish had never been written: Hmmm. Mr. Obvious suggests Mein Kamph , by Adolf Hitler. I think it was Bobby Valentine (...

5. One book that made you cry: Billy , by Albert French. The tears were unexpected. So when they came, it was like a dam had burst. Here...

Could a true expression of Islam hope and bring harm against non-Muslims, especially Jews and Christians? “Fight against such of those to wh...

3. One book you’d want on a desert island: Hmmm, this one’s a tuffy. If there was a Complete Idiot’s Guide to Raft Construction , I’d wa...

The Labor Day weekend came and went way too fast.  It was a nice break, though.  This part of Texas saw a slow, soaking rain on Saturday, ex...

Hey! Look at me! I got tagged! Ooh, and by someone whose blog is listed in the sidebar at Mike Cope’s , no less. Actually, this is the seco...