This post is going to explain the seven stars that appear in Jesus’s hand in the following passage in Revelation: Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with…
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The Most Important Lawsuit of the Century Was Just Filed by the State of Texas
There have been many important lawsuits in the history of the United States of America. Marbury v. Madison, Dred Scott v. John V.F. Sanford, Brown, et al. v Topeka Board of Education, et al. are probably the most significant cases covering the most significant issues in each’s respective century. I believe, however, that a lawsuit…
Explaining the Weird Story of Elisha, the Two Bears, and the Forty-Two Mauled Children
In the book of 2 Kings, there is the story where Elijah, one of the great prophets in the Old Testament, gets taken up to heaven in chariots of fire. He leaves his legacy (and a “double-portion” of his spirit) with Elisha, another prophet who would continue to preach to a wayward Israel. But when…
Confronting Your Purpose In This World With the Help of the Bible
The thing that many people in the Bible fail to realize is that it is not merely a story about things happening on Earth. Instead, it is a story about things happening “in Heaven” and on Earth. This is surprisingly more complicated than most people understand.
Why is it 2023? A Complete Explanation for the Numbered Year
But here are a few questions: Why is the year 2023? Why does 2023 start on January 1? Why did the year 1 start on that year? What is this whole A.D. thing about? Why is A.D. short for a Latin phrase while B.C. is short for an English phrase? These are good questions, which I will answer below.
Coming Soon: The Magi Star
As readers of this blog know, I love astronomy, and I believe absolutely everything I read in the Bible. I also do really deep dives into things most people completely ignore. This brings me to the Star of the Magi. The Star of the Magi is what I have named both the “Star in the…
The Fauci Deposition
The state of Missouri and Louisiana and several other attorneys general are suing the federal government “seeking to expose that the federal government has worked hand-in-hand with social media companies to censor freedom of speech on their platforms.” As a part of this lawsuit, they deposed Dr. Anthony Fauci on November 23, 2022. Do you…
What is a Nation? Preliminary Thoughts Before Reading “The Case for Christian Nationalism.”
If you’re on the Christian internet, you know that lots of people are buying, reading, critiquing, reacting, and getting all up in a tizzy over the new book by Stephen Wolfe called “The Case for Christian Nationalism.” You might also know that there is a side-controversy about a guy named “Thomas Achord,” who apparently was…
EXCLUSIVE: Complaint of David and Mary Sills vs. Jennifer Lyell, Al Mohler, and Almost Everyone in the SBC World
This is apparently the third post in a series, which I did not expect to write. About six months ago, I wrote two pieces on the travails of the Southern Baptist Convention, the “sexual abuse” scandal, and the Guidepost Solutions Report which investigated those issues. Links to those posts are below: In the second one…
The Forgotten Liberal Art: Upcoming Book by J. Caleb Jones
This post is written to announce that I am writing a book. If you would like more information on this book please see the contact form below, which I have strategically placed at the end of this post, so I will get credit for all of the ads you will need to scroll through. The…
Who Opened the Door of the Pelosi Home on the Night of Paul Pelosi’s Attack? Read to Find Out.
******Import ant Update 1/27/2023****** The post below regarding who opened the door of the Pelosi home was made on November 3, 2022. It was made in response to “conspiracy theories” (read: “reasonable guesses”) about who opened the door of the Pelosi home after the very vague arrest affidavit made by an FBI agent left the…
The “Salt of the Earth” Is Probably Not Who You Think It Is
In Matthew 5, Jesus gives his Sermon on the Mount. He starts out with the well-known beatitudes: Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those…