Notes on the Pentateuch—No. 5 (The Book of Deuteronomy)

Views: 84[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-1 page.]             Deuteronomy means “second law,” not in the sense of an additional body of law besides the one revealed in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, but in the sense of a repetition…

“Prophesy Ye Not…”—Micah 1:6

Views: 129[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction             The first verse of Micah’s book is ripe with several important details. The name Micah means “Who is like Jehovah?” and is an abbreviated form of Michaiah, the name of…

Dealing with Grief—Lavonne James McClish

Views: 92[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction Since I lost both my parents several years ago within five months of each other, I feel I have learned better how to sympathize than I could before with others…

“Career Women”—Lavonne McClish

Views: 95[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.]             A full-page ad appeared in the “Career Women” section of the Denton, Texas Record-Chronicle on March 29, 2000. The page was headlined, “Once upon a time…Women were housewives & mothers,…

Rejecting Jesus

Views: 74[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] How do men reject Jesus? What attitudes or activities constitute such rejection? Jesus answers: “He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him” (John 12:48a)….