Dr. Scott Peck’s Words of Wisdom

Last updated on: January 1, 2019 at 3:38 pm By Kermit Zarley

My friend Barbara Buzzard–wife of my friend Sir Anthony Buzzard, professor emeritus at Atlanta Bible College–has written an interesting article, “The Seeds of Deception,” in this month’s newsletter “Focus on the Kingdom,” of which Anthony is the editor. She writes mostly about Dr. M. Scott Peck’s second book, People of the Lie (1983). (I’ll dispense with the lengthy subtitles of his books to keep this short.) Barbara obviously decided, and rightly so, that talk about this book is appropriate for our... Read more

Testimony that Trump Was a Draft Dodger

Last updated on: December 27, 2018 at 5:43 pm By Kermit Zarley

In 2016, I posted during the presidential campaign, “Was Donald Trump a Draft Dodger?” Yesterday, The New York Times reported strong testimony that he indeed was. Two daughters of Dr. Larry Braunstein–Trump’s supposed podiatrist who died in 2007–claim their father often told people that he did a “favor” for Fred Trump, the landlord of his medical practice. The daughters, Dr. Elysa Braunstein and Sharon Kessel, say their father certified medically that Trump’s son, Donald, had a “bone spur” on his... Read more

U.S. Polity Compared to Heaven’s

Last updated on: December 23, 2018 at 1:17 am By Kermit Zarley

President Donald Trump just upset his own political party, several U.S. allies, and much of the world on Friday by abruptly announcing on Twitter with a mere tweet, as is often his practice, that he will pull the total 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria within thirty days and reduce to half the 14,000 troops in Afghanistan. This U.S. presence has been mostly for the purpose of hindering extremist Islamic terrorism which threatens the U.S. and many nations. But the... Read more

Fiftieth Anniversary of the Tour Split

Last updated on: December 16, 2018 at 11:21 pm By Kermit Zarley

This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the American pro golf tour’s split from the PGA of America. It was a controversial revolt, and I was a part of its leadership. But history has proved without a doubt that it was the right thing to do. I started the PGA Tour in the spring of 1964 after graduating from college and doing six-months of active duty in the U.S. Army. In those days, there was no qualifying school. You just... Read more

Two Loves Are Better than One

Last updated on: December 16, 2018 at 10:09 pm By Kermit Zarley

The father-son duo of Davis Love III and Dru Love came from three strokes back today to win by three strokes the best ball PNC Father-Son Challenge at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. In this 36-hole, fun event, they shot a whopping 16-under par 56 today to break the tournament course record by three strokes. Three teams tied for second: father Retief Goosen and son Leo Goosen, father Stewart Cink and son Connor Cink, and father John Daly and... Read more

Beneath His Feet

Last updated on: December 10, 2018 at 3:49 pm By Kermit Zarley

In my last blog post (“Joy and Peace at Christmas“), I ended it by saying provocatively, “My next blog post, I’ll tell WHEN Jesus ‘will come’ back . . . . But really, I’ve already told when in this post. Can you figure out this riddle and what it means?” In the previous paragraph, I quoted from the Apostle Peter’s famous speech on the Day of Pentecost in which he quoted Ps 110.1. It says, “The Lord said to my... Read more

Joy and Peace at Christmas

Last updated on: December 9, 2018 at 12:22 pm By Kermit Zarley

Isn’t it amazing how Christmas is a day like no other–with so much joy, peace, and the spirit of giving? And that is what was so unique about Jesus. He is the one who Christmas is supposed to be about. It’s because the early Jewish Christians believed he was the promised Messiah, viz., the Christ, who came to bless Israel and even the whole world. The biblical tradition about Jesus’ birth even emphasizes joy and peace. We read in the... Read more

A Brief Overview of the Book of Daniel

Last updated on: December 6, 2018 at 1:46 am By Kermit Zarley

I have been a student of the apocalyptic book of Daniel in the Old Testament (OT) for nearly sixty years. I have several commentaries on Daniel in my theological library. They include, with commentary sets in parenthesis, those of Carol Newsom (The Old Testament Library) John J. Collins (Hermenia), L. F. Hartman and A. A. Di Lella (The Anchor Bible), John E. Goldingay (Word Biblical Commentary), and John F. Walvoord. These are full commentaries. I have older and partial commentaries... Read more

“Our Favorite Heresies”?

Last updated on: December 4, 2018 at 11:11 pm By Kermit Zarley

This month’s issue of Christianity Today magazine has a small piece entitled “Our Favorite Heresies.” It shows the results of a survey conducted by LifeWay Research and Ligonier Ministries. The survey questioned “Americans with evangelical beliefs (using the four-part definition endorsed by the National Association of Evangelical).” The results of the survey show “12 areas where today’s believers have most gone astray.” No definition is provided for the word heresy. I have blogged before that evangelicals use this word often... Read more

Jon Rahm Wins Hero World Challenge

Last updated on: December 3, 2018 at 12:25 am By Kermit Zarley

Jon Rahm started the last round tied for 1st in Tiger Wood’s tournament Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. He shot 7-under par 65 and won by four strokes over Tony Finau, who finished alone in second place, one stroke better than Justin Rose’s third place. The burly Rahm shot 20-under par 268. He looks like he could be a superstar. Rahm was leading all the way. But Finau was pushing him close behind until the end. I think the... Read more