Starting Over and Looking Ahead
It’s hard to believe, but it has been two months since my last post. On top of that, I’ve written only one post in the past three months. The reason is fairly s...
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Some More Reflections on Life, Struggle, Hope, and Sadness
Last month I wrote a post entitled, “A Reflection: Disappointment…and Why I Don’t Like May or June.” It was somewhat of a personal post about some of the hardsh...
Ken Medema, Frank Schaeffer, and Some Thoughts I Had About, You Know, Just Some Things
A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled across this video on YouTube in which Frank Schaeffer was talking with Ken Medema back in 2016 at the Wild Goose Festival, ess...
A Reflection: Disappointment, Divorce, Teaching, and Biblical Studies…and Why I Don’t Like May/June
Over the past 16 years, I’ve realized that I’ve come to not really like the months of May or June. And here I am, in early June 2022, contemplating why that is ...
A Book Analysis of “The Exodus: Myth History?” (Part 6): The Conquest and Settlement
We now come to my last post in my book analysis series on David Rohl’s book, The Exodus: Myth or History? in which he addresses the issue of Joshua’s Conquest a...
A Book Analysis of “The Exodus: Myth History?” (Part 5): The Exodus Route Itself
We’re now in Part 5 of my look at David Rohl’s book, The Exodus: Myth or History? Of all the posts in his series, I think this will be my least favorite, for in...
A Book Analysis of “The Exodus: Myth History?” (Part 4): Avaris, Prince Moses, and the Plagues
Here in Part 4 of my look at David Rohl’s book, The Exodus: Myth or History? we are going to look at what he has to say about the figure of Moses and the actual...
A Book Analysis of “The Exodus: Myth History?” (Part 3)–The City of Avaris, and the Story of Joseph
Welcome to Part 3 of my look at David Rohl’s book, The Exodus: Myth or History? in which he argues for a mid-15th century BC date for the Exodus, a late 15th-ea...
A Book Analysis of “The Exodus: Myth History?” (Part 2)–More Chronological Questions!
In my previous post, I began to go through David Rohl’s book, The Exodus: Myth or History, by plotting out some of the main issues that need to be addressed whe...
A Book Analysis of “The Exodus: Myth History?” (Part 1)
It has been over a month since my last blog post. The end of the school year and other of life’s demands sometimes prevent blogpost writing. But here I am—done ...