Paul finished his visit to Athens and proceeded on to Corinth. Luke tells us, in Acts 18:1-5, "After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. [...]
Month: September 2024
Days of Creation (Part 2)
As I mentioned in Part 1, the Genesis account of creation had a specific purpose for the original readers/hearers - the nation of Israel coming out of captivity in Egypt. They were to recognize that God is responsible for ALL of creation and that their place in it has a purpose. A lot has been [...]
Life of Paul 19
As we continue our journey with the apostle Paul, he has just left Berea (and Timothy and Silas) and traveled by sea south along the coast to Athens, accompanied by some of the Berean believers. Paul instructed his Berean companions to take word back to Timothy and Silas to join him as soon as possible [...]
Days of Creation (Part 1)
I stated in my last "non-Life of Paul" post where I stand on matters of science and scripture, dual revelation, and the age of the earth. As I continue a series of commentary on the creation account in the Bible, I acknowledge that there are other viewpoints other than my own. A couple include: Answers [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 