Author Archives: Rick Wadholm

10 Reasons I Believe In A Recent Creation

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Rick Wadholm

(In no particular order) 1 – God was the only one present “in the beginning” to give a testimony of the “what,” “when,” and “how” (Gen.1:1) and has in fact done so. 2 – Genesis 1 describes one week of … Continue reading →

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Why We Should Read, Preach, and Teach the Old Testament

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Rick Wadholm

A friend of mine (Dave Peters) just posted some great comments (from Dr. Philip Ryken) about why we should read, preach and teach the OT (31 Reasons).  My own thought is that in our contemporary church setting, it would appear too often … Continue reading →

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2 Kings 13-14:22 – “Grace for Israel and Judah?”

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Rick Wadholm

(Here is the first of a few personal comments and questions from my Wednesday night Bible study — working through 2 Kings right now — let me know what you think) 13:1 – Jehoahaz – the son of Jehu. He reigned for … Continue reading →

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Another Post On Learning Biblical Languages

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Rick Wadholm

Elizabeth Groves (a recently hired Lecturer of Old Testament and Professor at Westminster Theological Seminary) posted several practical presentations on why we should take the time to learn Biblcal languages.  I enjoyed them (but then again I love learning languages…as painful … Continue reading →

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When "Head" Doesn't Mean "Source"

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Rick Wadholm

A blogger I follow closely is John Hobbins.  He posted an intriguing (and controversial) blog post about the meaning of kephalē (κεφαλή, “head”) as used by Paul in 1 Cor. 11 and Eph. 5 on his blog Ancient Hebrew Poetry.  … Continue reading →

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Before You Pray…

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Rick Wadholm

I found it amazing to read Karl Barth’s “Prayer” and find that he does not begin his discussion of prayer with the “how,” “why,” or “what,” (as important as those matters may be) but with the answer!  This was shocking to … Continue reading →

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Sneezing as a Testimony

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Rick Wadholm

This last Sunday I gave a testimony in church that may seem a little unusual (but hey…that is kind of my M.O.).  I thanked God that I sneezed this last weekend.  Everyone kind of laughed probably thinking (as you do) that … Continue reading →

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We Confess What We Do Not Know

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Rick Wadholm

Yesterday I shared in church about the failure of our confession of Who God is and the glory that is due Him and then today when I checked my email I found a wonderful article by John Armstrong about the limitations … Continue reading →

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Maacah the "mother" of Abijah and Asa

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Rick Wadholm

The Problem Recently I was chatting with a fellow who proposed that there may be an error in the Scriptures.  So in the course of the conversation he shared what he thought was the error and I’ve worked through what … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Asa, Father, Hebrew, Jeroboam, Leviticus, LXX, Maacah, Mother | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

For Those Who Love the Writings of Lewis and Tolkien

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Rick Wadholm

There is a new book (July 2009) that documents the story of “The Inklings of Oxford: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Their Friends” who met to discuss literature and to share their various writings together.  I just wanted … Continue reading →

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