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Sex lies and video tape... - September 1, 2010 3:23 PM
Obama’s enemies have painted him as an alien threat. Can he fight the flight from facts?   “I’d like to burn them off,” says the Illustrated Man in Ray...
The Great Paradox - August 29, 2010 5:58 PM
Democracy: facts you need to think about Since America began as a Republic, here are some Interesting thoughts about Democracy At about the time our original 13 states...
Hate is contagious - August 25, 2010 6:03 PM
Gentle Readers, A year ago, Glenn Beck called the President a racist who had a deep-seeded hatred for White people.1 In just over a week, he says he will "reclaim"2 the...
The dumbest things ever said by politicians - August 24, 2010 9:11 PM
Gentle Readers,  Here are some gems for you to think about as you go to the polls. Most of us assume politicians are pretty smart. They use big words and phrases...
You can't fix stupid The Sara Palin story - August 20, 2010 7:06 PM
 Gentle Readers, She's is the reason Christians are thought to be stupid, put me on a different bus please. the following is true but as always this will offend some...
Religious tolerance in America? - August 16, 2010 6:23 PM
"And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world -- our...
What is a racist? - August 15, 2010 8:59 PM
 Dan Fanelli, thinks that only brown people should have to pass through security at the airports. Because all terrorists are brown people. I'm not making this up. If you...
The Kite Runner - August 13, 2010 10:34 PM
This compelling novel, narrated in the first person, shows how political and social turmoil in Afghanistan separated both family and love. Beautifully written with...
A Vivid History of Canonical Traditions of Holy Scripture, - August 10, 2010 6:39 PM
An Old Friend revisited Gentle readers,  Some books never go out of style- this is one of them; The Canon of Scripture: The dean of evangelical biblical scholars did...
AWOL: The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Classes from Military Service -- and How It Hurts Our Country - August 8, 2010 6:51 PM
These two authors, one a Republican and one a Democrat, have written a provocative and very timely book about the large portion of society that doesn't see military service as...
Adam, Eve and the Serpent - August 1, 2010 8:29 PM
    Anyone even remotely familiar with Western civilization knows the story of the Garden of Eden. What we often don't know is how profoundly that story has...
The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: - July 31, 2010 8:33 PM
  This book is about one group of Christians in the 2nd and 3rd centuries who, writing before the canon had been set, fought heatedly against sects of Christians it...
Guilt and Forgiveness - July 30, 2010 8:31 PM
I couldn't say it better so why reinvent the wheel? Denis This review is from: How Good Do We Have to Be? A New Understanding of Guilt and Forgiveness (Paperback) I don't...
The Unvarnished New Testament - July 29, 2010 6:10 PM
Ok, first, I am a long-time Linguist/Pastor/Teacher and have read the NT zillions of times and studied it pretty intensely because I've had to preach on it literally thousands...
Early Christianity - July 28, 2010 7:57 PM
    Editorial ReviewWalter Bauer's Orthodoxy and Heresy has established itself as a classic refutation of the "myth" that "in the beginning" orthodoxy was there...
Broke, USA - July 27, 2010 8:28 PM
  Jackson Hewitt, H&R Block, Rent-A-Center, Citicorp, your friendly neighborhood pawn shop, Cash America, are just a few of the crooks hiding under the veil of...
Discovering the original gospel of John - July 26, 2010 3:11 PM
Discovering the OriginalThe Gospel of JohnBy Dr. Jerry Wayne Bernard, Ph.D.Dr Bernard has provided those serious in their Bible Study the fruit of his labours. In this small...
Crazy for God - July 23, 2010 4:31 PM
Frank Schaeffer doesn't really fit into a brief description. An American, he grew up in rural Switzerland. His parents were fervent Calvinist missionaries living in a Catholic...
The Birth - July 22, 2010 8:24 PM
One reviewer has remarked that Crossan brings up a lot of great ideas that you don't necessarily agree with and I agree with this. Being of the Jesus Seminar,...
A word from the Old Testament - July 21, 2010 7:14 PM
Dr J. D. Watson a old friend has presented another work on words studies in Hebrew worth looking into if your serious about learning the Word of God from the Hebrew...
The Lost Apostle - July 20, 2010 3:24 PM
Did you know the Book of Romans speaks of an outstanding female apostle named "Junia"? It’s true: there was a female apostle – at least if you believe Greek and Latin...
Papal Sin - July 19, 2010 2:08 PM
Garry Wills sets himself a high goal in this book -- to provide evidence of not only the Catholic Church leadership's "structures of conservatism" or "structures of...
How God changes your Brain - July 16, 2010 4:26 PM
How God Changes Your BrainBy Andrew Newberg, MD, and Mark Waldman368 pages; Ballantine BooksHow God Changes Your Brain may just change the way you think about God. Authors...
Reading with Heart and Mind - July 15, 2010 11:26 PM
Gentle reader, We are on extended sabbatical. Sorry that we can not respond to your urgent emails, you may contact one of the other at scripture Institute. Or  you may...
THE SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE - July 9, 2010 7:22 AM
  The Winding Acient stairs at Thoor Ballylee Nowthat we're almost settled in our house I'll name the friends that cannot sup with us beside a fire of turf in th'...