Old western movies employed the hat-color device: good guys wore white hats and bad guys wore black hats. There is even a Wikipedia page discussing the trope.[1] But the reality is not always so simple, particularly in the Bible. These are real people, not fictional characters, and the heroes seem to let us down atContinue reading “Heroes and Villains. Jeremiah 42:19-22.”
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The Bible: an Epic Adventure About a Hero Who Rescues His People! Judges 15:11.
Samson Bringing Down the Temple of Dagon, by Gustave Dore, wood engraving, 1866. Samson is the Bible’s superhero, with hair for a cape. This man can do incredible things. The Holy Spirit gave him super-human strength: “and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him” Judges 14:6. But Samson’s motives were poor. He wasContinue reading “The Bible: an Epic Adventure About a Hero Who Rescues His People! Judges 15:11.”
A Lawyer Looks at the Trials of the Apostle Paul. Acts 24-26.
Laws are built on beliefs about the nature of man, of justice and fairness, and how best to operate a society. No source played a larger role in the development of Anglo-American (“English-American”) law than the Bible. Not only did the Archbishop of Canterbury write the first draft of the Magna Carta, but the bookContinue reading “A Lawyer Looks at the Trials of the Apostle Paul. Acts 24-26.”
HIDING PETER’S FOIBLES. Matthew 14:22-31; Mark 6:47-52.
Bible readers have always LOVED Peter. We love his rash statements, his passion, even his mistakes. People identify with Simon Peter. I relate to the way he talks without thinking. You know he keeps making mistakes—but you also know his heart is in the right place. He just wants to please Jesus, but often doesContinue reading “HIDING PETER’S FOIBLES. Matthew 14:22-31; Mark 6:47-52.”
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