by James H Boyd | Sep 28, 2024 | Judaism and Christianity
The Mosaic law attached great importance to meats and drinks: the Christian religion attaches none.-Charles Spurgeon ¹ Many of us have similar stories about our first time reading through the Bible. Genesis and Exodus feature lots of action. When we get to Leviticus,...
by James H Boyd | Aug 1, 2024 | Misc Writings
Is the Bible really the work of ignorant, “bronze age goat herders?” The above meme is a popular catch phrase among those who would try to discredit it. As usual, however, such characterizations are utterly ridiculous. Approximately 40 people were used by...
by James H Boyd | Jul 31, 2024 | Misc Writings
One of the most unfortunate things about modern politics is the excessive tribalism. Regardless of who wins elections, life does go on and we are the ones who have to live it out. We have lost our ability to have meaningful conversations and learn from one...
by James H Boyd | Jul 26, 2024 | Misc Writings
In one of my first times in reading through the Bible, the Book of Proverbs especially stood out to me. Even early in the Book, the picturesque images of godly wisdom really hit home in my teenage mind. At the same time, the contrasting images of a foolish person were...
by James H Boyd | May 29, 2024 | Misc Writings
This was a school paper from my Western Civ class in the fall of 2004″…the basic reality of God is plain enough. Open your eyes and there it is! By taking a long and thoughtful look at what God has created, people have always been able to see what their...
by James H Boyd | May 14, 2024 | Misc Writings
“I hate and abhor falsehood…” Psalm 119:163 ESV “There’s no such thing as fake news.It is either news, or fiction…”Fake” and “news” should be mutually exclusive. If it is fake. It cannot be called news....
by James H Boyd | May 12, 2024 | Misc Writings
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes-Psalm 118:9 ESV The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world- Reinhold Niebuhr ¹ My relationship with partisan politics has a complex history. At different times in my life, I...
by James H Boyd | Apr 16, 2024 | Misc Writings
Any believer attempting to share his or her faith will eventually be confronted with the cliched “gotcha” verses often cited by unbelievers. Often, they will bring up ritual purity laws from the Old Testament which may indeed appear strange to modern...
by James H Boyd | Apr 6, 2024 | Misc Writings
“Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” (Genesis 18:23-25) In Part One of this series on Troubling Bible Passages, we looked at the Bible’s teaching about Slavery and the common misconceptions about it. For Part Two, we will ponder the...
by James H Boyd | Jan 22, 2024 | Jesus and the Gospel
Calvinism or Arminianism? The debate between Arminianism and Calvinism, which concerns God’s sovereignty and man’s free will, is one of the most divisive in the church today. Rather than being an honest, respectful dialogue among brethren, this debate has...
James H Boyd is an interdenominational Bible teacher, blogger and multimedia content creator based in Clinton, Tennessee