by Bill Farley | Jul 24, 2024 | Masculinity
I AM WRITING A BOOK ON MASCULINITY. One of the reasons is the conviction that we need to celebrate and encourage masculinity. We are doing the exact opposite, and that is a problem. The point of this essay is that masculinity is a gift from God. Family, church, and...
by Bill Farley | Jul 9, 2024 | Culture, Uncategorized
IT IS NORMAL TO PREFER TO THINK ABOUT GOD’S POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES. I’m sure most readers would rather meditate on what God loves rather than what he hates. A favorite verse of most is “God is Love” (1 John 4:16), and we are so thankful that this...
by Bill Farley | Jul 2, 2024 | Hermeneutics, Uncategorized
THE RULE OF FAITH IS A CRUCIAL INTERPRETIVE TOOL. Without it we will misunderstand and misapply the Bible. It is the principle that every text/subject in scripture can only be understood by looking at it through the lens of everything else the Bible says about that...
by Bill Farley | Jun 17, 2024 | Movie Review
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OCCAISIONALLY recomend movies appropriarte for Christian audiences. Tragically, there are fewer and fewer movies like this. Here are some that we have watched in recent weeks. They are not only appropriate for Christian audiences, but also have...
by Bill Farley | Jun 6, 2024 | Culture
WE RIGHTFULLY FEAR EARTHQUAKES. They are sudden, usually unexpected, and depending upon their severity, life-changing. Earthquakes occur when pent-up energy along a fault line is released. A fault line is a place where two slowly moving tectonic plates meet. The...