I’d suggest that the Bible’s very first sentence—the one that begins with the word Genesis—should prompt a big but in our thinking: But what about God? The text begins: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Okay, but who created God? Who is he? Where did he come from? The manner [...]
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The manuscript of Big Buts of the Bible: Gospel of Matthew is finished. Here’s another excerpt, this from chapter 5: You have heard it said, ‘love your neighbor and hate your enemy’. But I tell you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you… That’s a hard teaching. I’ve had more than a few conversations [...]
Big Buts of the Bible: Genesis 160 buts to steer us through the book of beginnings. Are you ready? Here’s an excerpt from the book’s Introduction: Genesis means beginning. In the Bible’s first book we find beginnings, beginning to end. The origin of all that is, the beginnings of the human race, the beginnings of all [...]
The manuscript is finished. Thank you family and friends for your support and encouragement. Here’s another excerpt, this from chapter 22: Beep! Beep! Warner Brothers introduced the world to Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner in the late 1940s. That silly coyote has been trying to trap the road runner ever since. The comedic [...]
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” If I were to compose a list of the biggest buts in the entire Bible, this verse would certainly be among them. In my own lifetime and with my own eyes I’ve seen this play out. I’ve [...]
