https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2011/01/
Idle musings of a bookseller: 01/01/2011 - 02/01/2011
Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/o-perfect-love.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: O Perfect Love
530 O Perfect Love 1 O perfect Love, all human thought transcending, Lowly we kneel in prayer before Thy throne, That theirs may be t...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2015/03/sad-news.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Sad news
I just heard that my Hittite professor from the University of Chicago, Harry Hoffner died unexpectedly yesterday. Sad news indeed. You can...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-trusting-heart.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: The trusting heart
892 S. M. Steadfast reliance upon the promises. AWAY, my needless fears, And doubts, no longer mine; A ray of heavenly light appears...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2021/06/what-kind-of-trade-was-that.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: What kind of a trade was that?
The conscience of the world was destroyed by those who were wont to blame others rather than themselves. Let us remember, we revered the ins...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2007/01/new-interpreters-bible-on-sale.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: New Interpreter's Bible on sale
For the next 10 days, Eisenbrauns is offering the New Interpreter's Bible at 40% off, both print and electronic version. To purchase, or see...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2013/05/
Idle musings of a bookseller: 05/01/2013 - 06/01/2013
Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2023/03/position-of-power.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Position of power
These episodes [between Ruth and Naomi] demonstrate the way of indicating the speaker that is characteristic for the rhetoric of biblical na...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2009/05/blind-obedience.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Blind obedience?
The supreme norm for the exercise of authority in Christ's Church must be the New Testament message against the horizon of each new individ...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2008/03/fridays-quote.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Friday's quote
Especially appropriate for Good Friday: For here is recognition that the absence of mutual, undistorted, unpolluted relating, which leads u...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-nicene-creed.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: The Nicene Creed
138 The Nicene Creed I believe in one God the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: And i...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2011/04/thought-for-day.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Thought for the day
From The M Blog Most of us operate out of the factory default mode. We seem to be wired this way regardless of all the books we have read, ...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2014/03/things-change.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Things change
The Reformation did not deny the gospel story and it did not deny the creeds. Instead, it put everything into a new order and into a new pla...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2014/03/thought-for-today_29.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Thought for today
Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us. Lord our God, other lords besides you have ruled over ...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2023/05/received-love.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Received love
True humanity is not genius but love, that love which man does not possess from or in himself but which he receives from God, who is love. T...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2022/11/amen-good-preaching.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Amen! Good preaching!
I don't know if you follow Roger Olson's blog or not. If you don't you definitely need to take a look at today's post , on economic theory ...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/01/thought-for-day.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Thought for the day
"While compartmentalizing the political, social, religious, and economic into different spheres of human behavior may create convenient anal...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/01/it-is-but-it-isnt.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: It is, but it isn't
From the preceding discussion we can conclude that the material image was animated by the divine essence. Therefore, it did not simply repre...
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Idle musings of a bookseller: Greek musings
Caution, this post might be hazardous to your language skills :) I was reading through Romans 7 last night in the Greek with a friend. We no...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/i-will-sing-wondrous-story.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: I Will Sing the Wondrous Story
618 I Will Sing the Wondrous Story 1 I will sing the wondrous story Of the Christ who died for me. How He left His home in glory F...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2021/10/we-need-this-ladder.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: We need this ladder!
Prayer is our attachment to the utmost. Without God in sight, we are like the scattered rungs of a broken ladder. To pray is to become a lad...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2015/04/its-all-grace.html?showComment=1429325648130
Idle musings of a bookseller: It's all grace
James Arminius insists that every person must have the grace of God to be able to repent. The Holy Spirit provides this grace; it does not n...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2009/10/those-crazy-cats.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Those crazy cats
Our cats found a mouse nest on Sunday, or at least that's the best explanation for the number of mice they were playing with. You know how c...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/01/day-is-dying-in-west.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Day is Dying in the West
503 Day is Dying in the West 1 Day is dying in the west; Heav'n is touching earth with rest; Wait and worship while the night Sets...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2008/06/eisenbrauns-10-day-sale.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Eisenbrauns 10 day sale
1000 years ago this year the scribes finished copying the Leningrad codex . Eisenbrauns is celebrating the milestone with a sale on the f...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2010/04/this-week.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: This week
has been a blur. Last weekend, Jim Baad and I started building the hoop house. We got the frame together and up, but no plastic on it Friday...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/02/my-hope-is-in-lord.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: My Hope Is in the Lord
78 My Hope Is in the Lord 1 My Hope is in the Lord, who gave Himself for me And paid the price of all my sin at Calvary Refrain For ...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-bible-as-r-rated.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: The Bible as R-rated?
Beginning with the murder of Abel by his brother Cain, we are given a full picture of human noninnocence. We have seen so many Sunday school...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2011/07/harvest-continues.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: The harvest continues
Over the weekend, I managed to can 11 jars of tomato sauce and 6 quarts of bread and butter pickles. From the looks of things, I will be can...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2013/09/high-calling.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: High calling
If we don't feel offended by God from time to time, it's not the real God we're following. If we don't feel confused by Him, we don't realiz...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2023/03/separate-nope.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Separate? Nope!
The Pauline language for human reality in the interval between our death and the consummation of all things derives from his sense of our pa...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-general-thanksgiving.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: A General Thanksgiving
396 A General Thanksgiving Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all Your goodness an...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2018/10/what-is-good-book.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: What is a good book?
"The measure of a good book is not whether it confirms and informs what one already suspected or believed. No, the measure of a good book is...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2007/11/
Idle musings of a bookseller: 11/01/2007 - 12/01/2007
Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2015/04/we-are-communal-beings.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: We are communal beings
The Cartesianism Heidegger targets throughout his treatise [ Being and Time ] famously revolves around the conception of a self-possessed su...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/03/tozer-for-tuesday.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Tozer for Tuesday
I know there are households where the servants are better off than many householders are. In the kingdom of God, the humblest servant that s...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/comparison.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Comparison
577 Comparison Jesus Christ is unique, and one cannot be in His presence and not reveal the man he really is. Jesus pulls each person from...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2010/04/entrusted-to-jesus.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Entrusted to Jesus
"The believer entrusts himself or herself to Jesus in a way that Jesus would not entrust himself to human beings ([John] 2:24). An interesti...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2013/02/
Idle musings of a bookseller: 02/01/2013 - 03/01/2013
Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2008/08/war-in-bible.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: War in the Bible...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-way-of-escape.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: The way of escape
We often lack the strength to be grateful, the courage to answer, the ability to pray. To escape from the mean and penurious, from calculati...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/thank-god-for-children.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Thank God for children
570 Thank God for Children Children possess an uncanny ability to cut to the core of the issue, to expose life to the bone, and strip away...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2013/05/thats-mouthful.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: That's a mouthful!
Based on the cultic apparatuses found in the domestic structures, we can conclude that the predominant ritual actions were libation rites wi...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2008/06/emily-grace-june-bug.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Emily Grace (June bug)
I haven't posted anything on baby Emily since she was born. But, here is the latest, well the latest as of Saturday anyway. You can get all ...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2022/03/
Idle musings of a bookseller: 03/01/2022 - 04/01/2022
Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-ultimate-tribute-to-fast-food.html?showComment=1355863072105
Idle musings of a bookseller: The ultimate tribute to fast food america
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2024/12/i-know-that-my-redeemer-lives-hymn.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: I Know That My Redeemer Lives (hymn)
445 I Know That My Redeemer Lives 1 I know that my Redeemer lives; What joy the blest assurance gives! He lives, He lives, who once w...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2008/06/lost-post.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: lost post
I ran across this yesterday, it was supposed to have been posted a week ago Wednesday, which explains why there was no post that day :) Agai...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2015/03/
Idle musings of a bookseller: 03/01/2015 - 04/01/2015
Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-goal-of-theology.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: The goal of theology
The Psalms portray Israel at prayer. And it is when we pray that we find out what we really believe, what our theology actually is. Furtherm...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2013/09/itching-ears.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Itching ears
Offenses are windows into our hearts. Disappointments can reveal our deepest desires and expectations. If our hopes line up with God's value...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2009/06/why-is-it.html?showComment=1246062728184
Idle musings of a bookseller: Why is it...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2011/07/sad-news.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Sad news
I heard via Katya Covrett that John Stott died. She also posted a link to an obituary . Updated link, thanks to Esteban. He will be missed...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2014/03/why-not.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Why not?
The celestial diviners who employed the Ideal Calendar were perfectly aware of this fact and relied on it to generate calendrical anomalies ...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2008/06/moonlit-walks.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Moonlit walks
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2016/11/and-theyre-off.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: And they're off!
I'm leaving for the Annual Meeting of ASOR . Hopefully, this will be an uneventful trip, unlike last year, where it took me 18 hours! I coul...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2010/06/point-of-reference.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: The point of reference
As long as our own humanity is our point of reference, we don't know we died and we can't know union. We can't know it. I didn't say we cou...
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Idle musings of a bookseller: 06/01/2017 - 07/01/2017
Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2023/03/helpless.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Helpless!
311 S. M. Dead in trespasses and sins. HOW helpless nature lies, Unconscious of her load! The heart unchanged can never rise ...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/01/o-lord-of-heaven-and-earth-and-sea.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: O Lord of Heaven and Earth and Sea
523 O Lord of Heaven and Earth and Sea 1 O Lord of heaven and earth and sea, to thee all praise and glory be. How shall we show our l...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2020/12/public-service-announcement.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Public service announcement
Authors: Please, please, please remember this: In a title/subtitle and bibliographies, the word "Its" and all forms of the verb "to be" a...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-testament-gatherings.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: New Testament gatherings
Roger at Simple Church Blog has some reflections on New Testament gatherings: Since our old paradigm of church life has often revolved aro...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2015/03/its-scary-world-out-there.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: It's a scary world out there
The verbal character of lay curses in illiterate societies contributed not only to their dangerousness but also to their ubiquitousness. The...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2012/11/
Idle musings of a bookseller: 11/01/2012 - 12/01/2012
Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2020/11/psalm-for-day.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Psalm for the day
No matter your political position, this one is for you (and me): 1 Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, because his faithful l...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2010/12/more-thoughts-on-gods.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: More thoughts on the gods
About 2 weeks ago, I posted some thoughts on the gods as represented in ancient literature. After discussing it further with Debbie (my wi...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2010/12/this-is-rare.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: This is rare
It is very rare that I agree with anything Al Mohler says. But, I do agree with him about yoga. Our of Ur has a nice post summarizing the ...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/01/what-kind-of-god.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: What kind of God?
We believe that the Torah also provides revelation for Christians today. As we have noted, however, since the Torah is situated in the ancie...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/03/he-hideth-my-soul.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: He Hideth My Soul
120 He Hideth My Soul 1. A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord, A wonderful Savior to me; He's hiding my soul in the cleft of the rock,...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2013/09/does-cost-seem-too-high-does-following.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: The gospel
Does the cost seem too high? Does following Jesus seem too demanding? If it doesn't, you don't understand what He requires. Following Him wi...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2020/09/imaging-god.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Imaging God
How does unauthorized idol worship harm humanity? It results in a defacing, so that humans do not appropriately bear the glorious image of G...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2011/07/used-book-dedication-for-day.html?showComment=1309976499062
Idle musings of a bookseller: Used book dedication for the day
At Eisenbrauns, we buy used books. Not infrequently, they contain notes from the previous owner; some are interesting, most aren't. Some con...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2008/06/thoughts-on-travel.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Thoughts on travel
Well, I finally arrived at the hotel tonight. I arrived at the airport in South Bend (Indiana) around 3:00. I got a ride from Debbie's paren...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2008/06/111111-meme.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: 111111 meme
OK, I've been tagged by Jim West and Nick Norelli for the BSC 111111 meme. I am not nearly as clever as those two, and have been struggl...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2023/05/no-problems.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: No problems?
We are here thinking of Providence, Election, and the Purpose of the world together. This eliminates that dangerous popular misunderstanding...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-uniqueness-of-yhwh.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: The uniqueness of YHWH
In the polytheistic religions of the ancient world it was not considered obligatory for individuals to worship the state gods. It might be t...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2009/12/todays-thought.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Today's thought
Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever. They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadf...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2005/11/worship.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Worship?
We were talking to our son last night on the phone, and he mentioned that the worship at a church he visited recently was wonderful. That g...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2024/12/we-believe-in-one-true-god.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: We Believe in One True God
463 We Believe in One True God 1 We all believe in one true God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Ever-present help in need, Praised b...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2025/03/true-religion.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: True Religion
True religion is not discovered or conscripted by man. Christianity grows downward from heaven, not upward from the earth. It does not stand...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2022/11/tempest-in-teapot.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Tempest in a teapot
Aparently there has been a big dust up on Twitter about translators not being named on the cover of a book. Jim West has a post on it and I...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2018/02/wheres-glamor-in-that.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Where's the glamor in that!?
Confronting the sinful party with their sins and reminding them of their covenant obligations often results in strong criticism and personal...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2010/12/quiet.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Quiet
"In many ways we live in a culture in which people are afraid to be truly alone, because in such an experience, we don't like what we see. W...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2018/04/
Idle musings of a bookseller: 04/01/2018 - 05/01/2018
Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2010/11/serving-and-being-served.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Serving and being served
Over the course of the last week I have been served many times. It is simply amazing to me how much not being able to use one finger on a ha...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2011/07/sales-tax-and-california.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Sales tax and California
Ran across this today about Amazon's behavior: In other words, this isn't an argument between two equally reasonable positions. It's an ar...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/some-great-new-titles.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Some great new titles
UPDATE (7/30): Carta just notified me that they dropped the price on the Ahituv to $124.00 and on Cogan to $78.00. So, your feedback had som...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2007/02/american-dream.html?showComment=1171305180000
Idle musings of a bookseller: The American Dream
There is a nice post over at The Community of Jesus about the "haves and have-nots." You should definitely read the whole thing, but here i...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2020/12/you-dont-want-to-hear-this.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: You don't want to hear this
The apocalyptic pattern emphasizes that until Christ returns, salvation is only partial; Christian hope thus involves waiting patiently for ...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2009/10/frost.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Frost!
We just had our first frost last night, two weeks early, too. I just couldn't bring myself to wear mittens this morning on my bike ride to w...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2008/06/its-monday.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: It's Monday
Haven't had access to the Internet since Thursday, so perhaps a bit of an update would be nice... Ryan and Emily's wedding was Saturday, and...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2021/10/looking-beyond-self.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Looking beyond the self
Prayer takes the mind out of the narrowness of self-interest and enables us to see the world in the mirror of the holy. For when we betake o...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2021/10/wasting-our-souls.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Wasting our souls
Is not listening to the pulse of wonder worth silence and abstinence from self-assertion? Why do we not set apart an hour of living for devo...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2023/06/works-of-law.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: Works of the Law
Law involves "works", or doing something definite; but the grace of Christ involves an existence, "a way of being", being "in Christ", bein...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2007/01/jerusalem-view.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: A Jerusalem view
Lawson is back to blogging again, and has a good post from Jerusalem, where he is leading a group of seminary students. Here is a snippet fr...
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Idle musings of a bookseller: Greek musings
Caution, this post might be hazardous to your language skills :) I was reading through Romans 7 last night in the Greek with a friend. We no...
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Idle musings of a bookseller: 05/01/2009 - 06/01/2009
Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient...
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https://anebooks.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-early-church-on-military-service.html
Idle musings of a bookseller: The early church on military service
Great post on the early Christian view on war over at Christianity Today's Books and Culture section. Read the whole thing, but here's a b...
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Idle musings of a bookseller: They just keep following me home
They leap off the shelf into my cart a few times a year. Once they do that, you just have to buy them and bring them home. And, once they ar...
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Idle musings of a bookseller: Would that it were true today!
This [the risen and ascended Jesus] is what excited and thrilled the Early Church. They were not excited about the politico-industrial quest...
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