Right Words

Bible studies, personal reflections, media reviews, and more: "How forcible are right words!" (Job 6:25a)

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  • “Old Man” Jesse

    1 Sam. 17:12, “Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for…


  • What (not who) is the “desire of nations”?

    Habakkuk 2:6-9 No need to guess and certainly no need to check a Hebrew lexicon (ALL of which are flawed; see Hazardous Materials by G.A. Riplinger). Trust the King James’…


  • Movie Batch #4

    More films I’ve watched recently… Patton (1970). Classic war film performance by George C. Scott with able assistance from Karl Malden. Despite its PG rating, this film has a considerable…


  • Who Will Judge Angels…and When?

    In 2 Pt. 2:4 and Jude 6, we learn the immediate and ultimate fate of defecting angels from Gen. 6: they were cast down to hell after drowning in the…


  • Quote Batch #1

    I’m pleased to find good quotes everywhere. Quoting someone doesn’t mean you endorse them, just the veracity and/or significance of something they said. Have patience with everything unresolved in your…


  • Dearest AI, Hands Off my Humanity!

    Dearest AI, you can’t have my humanity! Below is an excerpt from “The Flyover,” a nonpartisan daily news letter that I subscribe too…and recommend. The excerpt was linked to Cosmopolitan…


  • Book Batch #3

    Alcatraz: Believe It or Not by T.C. Bakker. YA-level book with much more detail than the What Is Alcatraz? title I read earlier. I recommend both, since the latter title…


  • Joseph’s 40-Year Journey

    Not the one to Egypt, which probably took just weeks (Gen. 37:28, 39:1; Deut. 1:1-2), but the one out of Egypt after his death. In. Gen. 50:24-26, Joseph makes the…


  • Six Senses of “Flood” in Scripture

    Noah’s flood, attested to by Christ on at least two occasions (Mt. 24:38-39; Luke 17:27), is by no means the only flood in scripture. To the contrary, there are at…


  • Rethinking “GOATs”

    It seems like human nature to want to identify the “GOAT” (Greatest of All Time”) at something. But is it fair? I prefer to look at certain individuals, e.g., in…


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