Book Review: Accepting the Challenge by Dan Bruce In a culture often skeptical of traditional religious claims, Dan Bruce’s Accepting the Challenge: Answers to 12 Honest Questions Asked by Skeptics Who Don’t Believe the Bible steps forward not as a combative polemic, but as a thoughtful, respectful, and evidence-based response…
Dr. John MacArthur has gone home to be with the Lord. I want to publicly express my gratitude for his ministry and life. He was a giant in his defense of the authority of the Bible. Fortunately, in this electronic age, those of us who remain have many hours of…
This document harmonizes the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus as recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, with supplementary references from Acts and 1 Corinthians 15. It respects the individual Gospel narratives while aligning their content into a coherent timeline. Early Sunday Morning 1. Women Discover the Empty Tomb Shortly after…
Here is a detailed outline of the biblical plan of redemption and salvation as presented from Genesis through Revelation: I. Creation and the Original Goodness (Genesis 1-2) II. The Fall and the Promise of Redemption (Genesis 3) III. The Increase of Sin and God’s Early Judgments (Genesis 4-11) IV. God’s…
When Jesus, crucified under the title “King of the Jews,” uttered his final words—“My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?” and then added “It is finished”—he was not simply dying, He was declaring the fulfillment of a divine mission that had begun centuries earlier with Abraham and the…
After I retired from engineering and before I started writing and publishing Bible commentaries, I was what many considered a “professional” backpacker. I hiked the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine numerous times between 1985 and 2007. Back then I was called “Wingfoot” because of my quick pace on…
The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) clearly presents the basis for God’s choice of Israel as His covenant nation. This selection was not based on Israel’s inherent greatness or merit but entirely on God’s love, promise, and covenant faithfulness. A central passage explaining this appears in Deuteronomy 7:6–8: “For you are a…
A 2,500-Year-Old Prophecy Fulfilled in Modern Times June 7, 1967 – A Day God Showed Up in Jerusalem on TelevisionPicture this: It’s the morning of June 7, 1967. Israeli paratroopers race through the narrow streets of Jerusalem’s Old City. Moments later, they stand on the Temple Mount – hearts pounding,…
Book Review: The Messiah Prophecy in the Tanakh by Dan Bruce (Note: Tanakh is name for the Hebrew Bible, which is also known as the Old Testament) Is there a way to know for sure who the Messiah is? If you’ve ever wondered whether the Hebrew Scriptures actually pinpoint the…
Rabbinic Judaism, the theological system that developed after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, has consistently rejected the claim that Jesus of Nazareth is the promised Messiah of Israel. Its objections are many and nuanced, rooted in traditional expectations shaped by centuries of commentary and legal tradition.…