Oldest Hebrew Manuscript Found in valley of Elah

Thursday, 30 October 2008, 11:47 | Category : Bible & Theology, Culture/Society
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Looks exciting…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Archaeologists in Israel said Thursday they had unearthed the oldest Hebrew text ever found, while excavating a fortress city overlooking a valley where the Bible says David slew Goliath.
Experts have not yet been able to decipher fully the five lines of text written in black ink on a shard of [...]

What do you think about the homeless?

Friday, 24 October 2008, 20:20 | Category : Bible & Theology, Campus, Church, Missions/Evangelism/Apologetics
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At Criswell College, the entire student body, faculty and administration go out every semester into the streets of Dallas to pray, serve, and share Christ with the world.  We visit with executives, cabbies, moms, and whoever else will take time to talk.  Next week, the streets of Dallas will again be teeming with groups of [...]

A Pastor’s Call and Candidate Sermon modeled by John Piper (1980)

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 7:47 | Category : Bible & Theology, Church
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DGM recently released the sermon John Piper preached in view of a call to Bethlehem Baptist Church.  The sermon audio has a particularly special meaning for me because it the first time in many years I heard the voice of the great saint Marvin Anderson,  professor of church history at SBTS, when I was in [...]

Texas State Fair serves up some serious Fried Food

Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 9:06 | Category : Culture/Society, Family
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Below you will find the Texas State Fair special menu items for this year’s chuck wagon.  If you’ve never been to the largest state fair in the world, then you should think about it.  This year’s menu includes crispy fried cantaloupe pie, fried jelly bellies, fried s’mores, and more…

Chicken Fried Bacon – Thick and [...]

100 Skills Every Dad Should Teach his Son

Monday, 6 October 2008, 5:12 | Category : Bible & Theology, Family
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If you’re a father, or want to be one some day, then you should read this list of 100 skills every man should be able to handle.  The events range from home to technology, shop to survival, and if I say “shop” and you think the mall, then you definately need this list.  They are [...]

Father leaves 9 children at hospital in Nebraska

Thursday, 2 October 2008, 8:50 | Category : Bible & Theology, Campus
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When I read this article, I cringed.  As a father of three, I wept.  Under the Nebraska “safe haven law,” a father who abandoned his nine children, ages 1 to 17, at a local hospital.  He just walked off….
Seven teens have been dropped off under the “Safe Haven” loophole.
Nebraska legislators need to more carefully define [...]