Two Interesting Articles From Arabs on the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Two interesting articles on the Arab-Israeli conflict: Abdulateef Al-Mulhim, a retired commodore of the Royal Saudi Navy, argues that Arabs have invested untold billions in a fruitless conflict with Israel that has only left their own people divided, poor, and oppressed by dictators. The real enemies of the Arab world are corruption, lack of good education, lack of good health care, lack of freedom, lack of respect for ... human lives and finally, the Arab world had many dictators who [have]...
A Pillar Text and a Slick Website for King James Onlyism
Many websites on the Internet feature garish graphic design: a profusion of fonts and colors, ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, corny animated gifs. Conspiracy theory sites (like this one arguing that George W. Bush is responsible for the 9/11 attacks) tend to fall into this category. Because King James Onlyism is a conspiracy theory (translators of the modern versions have conspired to take away God's Word), its sites often look similar. There are exceptions: West Coast Baptist College has always had very...
Irregardless
One More KJV Verse You Didn’t Realize You Didn’t Understand
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. (Eph 5:3–4 KJV) What does "convenient" mean here? It obviously doesn't fit—or at least not in the way we use it today. Put another way, you and I have never in our lives used this word "convenient" to mean what the KJV translators used it to mean in Ephesians 5:4. The KJV...
The Artistic Theologian
Check Out The Artistic Theologian, a new journal put together in part by my friend Scott Aniol and, in its first issue, featuring articles by Scott, Kevin Bauder, and T. David Gordon. I was given the opportunity to submit a review to its inaugural volume.