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A Good Dog Story

In this forum, we usually convey a story about the Bible and, many times, have excerpts from our book, Killing the Bible.  However, since I love this story and it has a great application lesson within, it bears repeating here.  I hope you enjoy and apply its lesson to...

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Our Easter Napkin

The late, great evangelist Bill Bright wrote in his final book, The Journey Home, “I was remembering a trip to the Holy Land and the joy of walking in the very places where Jesus walked.  Someone asked, “Of all the places in the life of Jesus, where would you most...

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Hello Rustics! How about a short, but true, story?

A Dramatization of the True Events in AD 1428 “This morning was little different than any other in the small, English village during the last day of the year. Foggy. Damp and chilling. However, over in the churchyard cemetery, there was furious digging, as though time...

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Saint Patrick Lucky?

Hello Rustics! So, we’re coming upon the minor holiday called St. Patrick’s Day.  I thought I would remind us who and what St. Patrick really was.  Was he Irish by birth or religious background? History tells us, “No.”  Was he part of the Catholic religious...

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Featured Characters in Killing the Bible

Hello Rustics! Readers of Killing the Bible may already know the featured characters in the book.  They represent the good, the bad, and the ugly of Bible history.  The purpose of the book is not simply to get Christians all worked up about the bad guys, but to...

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Eat, Pray, Love – Stay Rustic!

Hello Rustics! Eat, Pray, Love.  Have you heard of this best-selling book from several years ago? Elizabeth Gilbert is the author.  Ms. Gilbert has been transparent with her background.  She grew up in a New England Protestant household where church was regarded...

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Join Him There

HELLO RUSTICS! Join Him There! All of my early ministry life was influenced by theologian and author Henry Blackaby.  I grew up Baptist and he was famous in those circles.  I never had the slightest dream of actually meeting him, much less getting to know him.  Henry...

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Hello Rustics!

Today I want to bring your attention to the Forward of our book Killing the Bible. Since most people don’t stop to read the forward, I thought I’d repeat it with some observations here. Forward This book documents what we believe to be God’s true plan for His chosen...

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A New People for God

Scripture Text – Jeremiah 31:22b and Jeremiah 31:31-34 Speaking of the coming of Christianity into the world, Jeremiah got a word from the Lord. “The Lord will create a new thing on earth- a woman will surround a man.” (KJV) In the Hebrew language this sentence has a...

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