Book Review: From God to Us by Geisler and Nix

Posted on August 2, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

This post is a review of the bo, From God to Us by Geisler and Nix. A work that should be on the shelves of any serious Bible student.

Along the right paths

One of the advantages of reading a different version of the Bible, one that you are not familiar with, is that a different reading can trigger an insight that you never saw before. This happened to me this morning as I read Psalm 23 in the Christian Standard Bible. In that translation the verse 3 […]

Mr. Miyagi’s Little Trees

It starts with seeking God in the deep places and growing down. The upward growth will happen almost on its own. We need to seek deeper roots in our own lives, in small clusters of believers who want , and little by little in the way we think and talk and value things as entire congregations and as the global Church.

The reason for our existence

The greatest danger of any organization is to lose sight of its reason for existence. This is especially true for the church.

There is a way that seems right to a man

These verses should also inform us that because of our inclination to go wrong, a healthy dose of self-doubt regarding our ability to understand and apply the Bible is advisable. Our first parents displayed the ability to distort what God said and if we are honest, we will admit that we this with them. It is our nature to hear what we want to hear and avoid the rest.

Why I write Attempts at Honesty

We have gotten a decent amount of traffic so it appears that people are getting something out of reading these posts. With new readers discovering the blog all the time, I felt that it was necessary to articulate some thoughts about why I keep up the blog and some items that are not reasons that I do it.

Genesis 50:20 – The Proper Understanding of Evil

Joseph learned that even though his brothers were evil toward him, God remained in control and even the evil coudl be used by God for good.