Month: August 2014
6 posts
No weapon formed against you will prosper—Isaiah 54:17
Scripture contains many promises about protection, including this one. It is appropriate to remember such promises in prayer,…
Challenging skepticism about miracle reports
Craig’s first presentation at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in March, 2014 (to open by clicking the link,…
The banquets of two kingdoms—Matthew 14:1-21
Matthew’s narratives often concretely illustrate his teachings elsewhere. In Matthew 14:1-12, Herod Antipas executes John the Baptist. In…
Slaughtering the Canaanites, Part III: not God’s ideal
(Continued from Part II; see also Part I) Why didn’t more Canaanites join with Israel, as did Rahab…
Slaughtering the Canaanites, Part II: Switching sides
(Continued from Part 1) Reading through Joshua in Hebrew several years ago I had to keep putting it…
Slaughtering the Canaanites, Part I: Limiting factors
The conquest of Canaan in the Book of Joshua was supposed to be the sequel to the exodus:…