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Lesson 51 – Judah’s Fall – Part 3

Cerebral faith and experiential faith – both can be challenged. While they may seem to be two separate things, upon careful consideration, we realize they are not. Habakkuk struggled with understanding these two sides to his faith and discussed his issues with God on a cerebral and experiential level. However, in the end, he came […]

13 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 57 – Returning From Exile – Part 3

13 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 2 – Genesis: Creation and Evolution – Part 4

What are the core meanings of the Creation story in Genesis? In Part Four of “Geneiss: Creation and Evolution” Mark Lanier explores the suppositon that Scripture is God’s revelation of his message to man. Join us in our final lesson on creation and evolution as we explore three tenants. 1. God is not a man, […]

15 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 14 – The Ten Commandments

God originated covenant relationships. He values community and creates unity in the midst of diversity. God pursued the children of Israel with His redeeming love. He allowed Moses to experience forty years in the palace and then another forty years in the desert. There were some things God wanted to teach Moses in the desert […]

15 years ago

Stephen Trammell
Lesson 24 – Judges – Part 2: Authorship and Focus

Authorship of the book of Judges is no easy question because no human author is identified internally in the book. No one is able to give 100 percent certainty on what human wrote the book of Judges. Therefore, a fair first question is: why do we care who wrote it? The answer lies, in part […]

14 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 32 – The Divided Monarchy – Part 2: Civil War Concluded

We have a tendency to read the Bible and understand many of the events to be “holy stories” removed from the real-life experiences of every day. Biblical stories are indeed “holy stories,” but they are holy stories that were real life experiences in an everyday world. We live the same real life as the people […]

14 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 44 – The Divided Monarchy – Judah – Part 2

Is there any reason to read Scripture? Is there any reason to attend real teachings of Scripture? Is there any reason to have godly counselors and friends? Is there any reason to marry inside the faith? In Part 2 of “The Divided Monarchy” we explore the stories and the Prophet Historian who shouts, “ABSOLUTELY!”

14 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 51 – Judah’s Fall – Part 4

During American election years, we frequently hear the term “flip-flopper.” This term applies to candidates who hold a position, but then change the position at a later time. Yet, this ability to flip-flop is not an invention of our political system. We see the same problem of flip-flopping in Israel’s kings throughout the Old Testament. […]

13 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 61 – Nehemiah

13 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 3 – Genesis: Good Gone Bad

Things were good – really good. Man was living in a garden the LORD God planted in “Eden.” Man and woman were in God’s garden, a place of pleasure and delight. The joys of walking with God in the cool of the day, of tending the garden, of easy food and godly purpose, were the […]

15 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 15 – Exodus and Archaeology

We live in a numbers age. Many of us, have a driver’s license number, a social security number, a PIN number, numerical passwords, numbered bank accounts, credit card numbers, a house number, a zip code number, etc.,—more numbers than we can count! If we go further back in history to ancient Israel, then we find […]

15 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 24 – Judges – Part 3: Archaeology

In a courtroom, a lawyer must learn how to handle the facts. The good facts, the bad facts, and the facts that have no bearing on his case. So, how does a good attorney handle all of the facts of the case? According to Mark Lanier, trial lawyer and lecturer, the best way to do […]

14 years ago

W. Mark Lanier