The women at the wells
I have posted a full article that draws a parallel to two Biblical events where a woman meets an important person at a well. Here is the...
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R. T. Tippett
Jul 2, 20145 min read
Your sons and daughters will prophesy
The prophet Joel is known to have said, “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy,...
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R. T. Tippett
Jun 14, 20148 min read
Coming in a cloud with power
Not long ago, I read a post about some verses of Scripture that was on the Yahoo News list. As surprising as that was, I thought it...
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R. T. Tippett
Mar 26, 20148 min read
Blessed are the meek
Where did all the happy people go? The other day I read an article that was entitled, “Why churches should brace for a mass exodus of the...
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R. T. Tippett
Mar 24, 201411 min read
Who was John?
According to the website BehindtheName.com, the name “John” is, “derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning “YAHWEH is...
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R. T. Tippett
Mar 17, 20146 min read
The shoot from the stump of Jesse
In Isaiah, chapter 11, we read in verse 1, “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.”...
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R. T. Tippett
Feb 27, 201410 min read
Teraphim, Idols, and other gods
Years ago I watched a documentary on television that was about Nero and what supposedly did and did not happen leading up to him fiddling...
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R. T. Tippett
Feb 14, 20143 min read
Cain and Abel
Notice the altars upon which the offerings were placed. For the past week I have been looking deeply at the story told in chapter 4 of...
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Bus Stop Bob
Feb 4, 20145 min read
Jesus wept
John 11:35 is tied with Job 3:2 as the shortest verse in the Holy Bible. It is the shortest New Testament verse. It says, “Jesus wept,”...
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R. T. Tippett
Jan 31, 20146 min read
Jesus, the Escape Master
In the original Star Wars movie, there was a scene where Obi-wan, Luke, R2D2 and C3PO have cruised into a settlement, only to be stopped...
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R. T. Tippett
Jan 30, 20147 min read
Judge not, lest you be judged
I remember back around 2004 or 2005. While driving around I heard a talk radio conversation, which I think was about the War on Terror. ...
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R. T. Tippett
Jan 27, 20142 min read
The Cross of Jesus
Did you know that two Greek words, xulon and stauros, have been translated as “cross”? The word xulon is only found five times in the...
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R. T. Tippett
Jan 24, 20148 min read
Cut off his right ear
In the Gospels, Matthew, Luke, and John tell of a servant of the high priest having his right ear cut off in the garden at Gethsemane,...
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R. T. Tippett
Jan 22, 20146 min read
A true disciple of Jesus
This is about what is required to be a disciple of Jesus. The same points are made in Matthew 10:24-42, but I will focus on what Luke...
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R. T. Tippett
Jan 18, 20144 min read
The eye of the needle (Mark 10:23-31)
In Mark 10, verses 23-31, Jesus has a conversation with his disciples about the unexpected difficulties people will find along their path...
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R. T. Tippett
Jan 18, 20144 min read
Core Christian Values
A couple of days ago I did a search of the core values of Christianity. As expected, there was a list of good things to do, each with a...
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R. T. Tippett
Jan 16, 20142 min read
Confirming new Christians
Last night my wife’s church had a confirmation service for several members who had taken lessons and done all that is required to become...
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R. T. Tippett
Jan 14, 20144 min read
Adam and wife (Genesis 2-4)
I have already posted about Adam and adam, where the use of “adam” in Genesis 1 is different from the “adam” of Genesis 2 and beyond....
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R. T. Tippett
Jan 11, 201410 min read
The meaning of Luke 16:16-18
In Luke’s chapter 16, three verses that fall between the parable of the dishonest manager and the parable of Lazarus and the rich man...
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R. T. Tippett
Jan 6, 20144 min read
The Tower of Babel
When I signed up for an “Education for Ministry” (EfM) course, year one was partially about reading the Old Testament. It was not so...
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