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Edward W.H. Vick: Acquired Tastes, Required Tastes and Authority

by Dr. Edward W.H. Vick, retired professor and author of From Inspiration to Understanding: Reading the Bible Seriously and Faithfully, Creation: The Christian Doctrine, Philosophy for Believers, and more!   We all have acquired tastes. Our first ones are gotten within the family. An obvious area is at the dining table. From childhood we get what we are…

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Henry E. Neufeld: Thanks for the Beer

by Henry E. Neufeld, publisher, teacher, and author of Stories of the Way, When People Speak for God, Not Ashamed of the Gospel: Confessions of a Liberal Charismatic, What’s in a Version? and more!   Sam (short for Samson, not Samuel), picked up the stein of beer he had just paid for, gave it an initial taste to savor…

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Thomas W. Hudgins: The First “Servant Song” in Isaiah

by Dr. Thomas W. Hudgins, professor, author and translator of Dr. David Alan Black’s book, Aprenda a Leer el Griego del Nuevo Testamento. Isaiah 42:1-9 You might never have heard the expression “Servant Songs” before. But I’m sure you have heard of Isaiah the prophet and the book in the Old Testament that was written by…

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Allan R. Bevere: Politics of Witness: Introduction

by Dr. Allan R. Bevere, pastor, professor and author of The Politics of Witness: The Character of the Church in the World, Colossians and Philemon: A Participatory Study Guide, and The Character of our Discontent.   For the next few Thursdays I will be publishing a series of posts on a subject that is very important to me–…