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Comma Separated List of Bible Books
1–2 minutesNeeded this for a project. Thought someone else might be able to benefit from a comma separated list of the books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrew, James, 1 Peter, 2…
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Lost in Translation
2–3 minutesphoto credit: bemky Several weeks back I attended a birthday party in honor of an elderly woman who has been coming regularly to a Bible study that I lead at the senior apartment complex where she lives. While this woman has verbalized on many occasions her trust in the Lord, I’m not exactly sure where her son’s family is at after meeting them for the first time at the party. It’s always interesting to hear the first remarks people make once they learn that one is a seminary student. They asked what denominational affiliation the seminary has. I told them…
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Epitaph of Lemuel Haynes
1–2 minutesHere lies the dust of a poor hell-deserving sinner, who ventured into eternity trusting wholly on the merits of Christ for salvation. In the full belief of the great doctrines he preached while on earth, he invites his children, and all who read this, to trust their eternal interest on the same foundation. Lemuel Haynes, who died September 28th, 1833. Love in death. Lemuel Who? I only learned of Lemuel Haynes today while listening to the Reformed Forum’s interview with Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor of First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman. Check out the podcast interview (MP3, 48 minutes). Hearing Haynes’…
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Samuel Johnson on Procrastination
1–2 minutesSamuel Johnson knew about procrastination. His periodical The Rambler was published each Tuesday and Saturday for two years. He knew all about being employed deliberating on subjects that occurred to the imagination while having deadlines looming. Rambler #134 treats of this, every student’s anxiety and proclivity to procrastination. Johnson’s conclusion should be enough to get us up off our bums and doing something productive. If not, read the entire rambling. The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to the active prosecution of whatever…