In 2005, Sarah Sallon, a scientist hoping to discover medicinal uses from the ancient date (fruit from the date palm tree), planted 2,000 year old seeds on a lark. One germinated! Its a little tree today. The scientists who germinated the seeds nicknamed the tree Methuselah after the oldest man named in the Bible. Buried… Read More Factoid: Ancient Seeds Sprout
Now that I’m getting older, I can call someone a long-time friend! Wendy has been in or around my circles for 12 years, and in the past I’ve loved to geek out on Bible with her. Her perspective has always challenged my thoughts and I respect her Bible knowledge and “filter.” She wrote this article… Read More Thoughts from a Complementarian Friend
“Dost thou desire to study to advantage? Consult God more than books, and ask Him humbly to make thee understand what thou readest. Go from time to time to be refreshed at the feet of Christ, under His Cross. Some moments of repose there give fresh vigor and new light: interrupt thy study by short… Read More Repose
I’ve not read Uncle Tom’s Cabin until this week. Shame on me. It is a monumental and courageous book. I have been meditating on how a generation of Christians justified slavery. Slavery was so entrenched in the religious culture, to NOT believe in slavery was labeled anti-biblical and secular. Liberal. On April Fools I wrote… Read More Biblical Masters and Slaves: A defense of God’s established order
One of the commentors on my blog introduced me to this topic. Thanks Chuck. I love a good mystery! In case you are like me, blissfully ignorant of the assumptions made on our behalf when printers place the title of John on the fourth gospel, let me the one to break it to you. We… Read More The Disciple Jesus Loved: Unsolved Mystery
Kay Bonikowsky 