Gilbert House Fellowship #415: Proverbs 15
THE WISDOM of a gentle reply seems especially appropriate in this day of flame wars on social media.Continue Reading
Mecca Isn’t Mecca
The Quran and hadiths describe Mecca as a city in a valley with a “rain water passage” between two mountains, where grass and trees once grew—none of which is supported by archaeology.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #414: Proverbs 14
LEANING ON OUR OWN understanding is a recipe for disaster.Continue Reading
A Waterless Place
The gods of the ancient world, stunned and alarmed by the Resurrection, withdrew, like the unclean spirit of Matthew 12:43–45, to a waterless place—Arabia.Continue Reading
Marduk vs. the Moon-God
Another example of conflict between fallen spirits in the unseen realm comes from the western Amorite kingdom of Ugarit in a myth about a drunken feast at the house of the creator-god El.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #413: Proverbs 12–13
THE WISDOM of receiving instruction and correction is the theme of the proverbs in this week’s study.Continue Reading