The Sermons of John Wesley – Sermon 50 The Use Of Money “I say unto you, Make unto yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into the everlasting habitations.” Luke 16:9. 1. Our Lord, having finished the beautiful parable of the Prodigal Son, which he had particularly addressed to those who murmured at his receiving publicans and sinners, adds another relation of a different kind, addressed rather to the children of God.... Read more
Sometimes small is better. And that is true when it comes to lexicons you can carry around with you to Greek class and church, and Bible study. Paul Jackson has done us a considerable service in producing this lexicon which actually has an amazing amount of words and definitions in it for a book that barely tips the scales at just over 200 pages. By contrast my Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek comes in at a rotund 2500 pages and... Read more
This article appeared a while back on the CNN website. Hagia Sophia: Secrets of the 1,600-year-old megastructure that has survived the collapse of empires By Ali Halit Diker, CNN 9 minute read Published 5:19 AM EDT, Mon April 28, 2025 26 comments Hagia Sophia was built as a church over a Roman temple, and was subsequently converted into a mosque and then a museum. Since 2020 it is used as a mosque once more. Yasin Akgul/AFP/Getty Images Editor’s Note:... Read more
Marvel movies whether on big screens or little of late have been less than blockbusters, and some have just been busts. But this new franchise called the Thunderbolts (with one carry over character–the Winter Soldier) shows some promise. It involves a group of losers with certain sets of skills (but none of them can fly), who have a chance at redemption in the form of battling a President (played by a wicked Julie Louis Dreyfus) who wishes to take over... Read more
I was grading doctoral seminar papers which I had asked to be in Adobe Acrobat format, and suddenly noticed something new. Not merely the notification top right that I could avail myself of an ‘AI Assistant’ but on the top left there was the comment— this is a long document, you can read the summary instead, click here. Sorry Mr. AI, but I have to attend to every syllable and comma of my doctoral student’s work, not skipping anything or... Read more
The one ancient relic that I have studied at length, and I think has some likelihood of being a genuine historical artifact revealing some things about Jesus is the Shroud of Turin. Here is an interesting report from a person who approach the shroud with profound skepticism as a secular Jew….. Read more
This is an amazing conversation between two Catholics, about repentance, change, and redemption. It’s well worth a listen, and as a reminder of the fact that ‘there but for the grace of God, go we all…’ Read more
(The following article appeared first in the NY Times on Easter Sunday April 20). Share full article 405 Visitors taking in the ancient pyramids of Giza, framed through a set of windows at the Grand Egyptian Museum. The World’s Most Anticipated Museum Is Finally Open. (Well, Mostly.) The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long last, here’s a look inside. Visitors taking in the ancient pyramids of Giza, framed... Read more
Denzel Washington, son of a preacher, is a refreshing Christian voice on a whole host of issues, who refuses to allow stereotypes or caricatures to box him into an intellectual corner. More importantly, he knows how to shed some light, when others have simply turned cynical or have capitulated to wickedness. Read more
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