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John Starck

John Starck

According to my calculations, I’ve consumed 79,000 meals over the course of my life. Only a few are truly memorable: my first meal served by my future mother-in-law, the dinner where we learned of our daughter’s engagement, and dining at Wendy’s to...
John Starck

Gregory of Nyssa

Of the thirty-nine Old Testament books, none is more difficult to interpret than the Song of Songs. It has no obvious religious content, and God’s name never appears in the book. On the surface, it reads like a love poem between a bride and groom, bordering on...
John Starck

Gottfried Arnold

Church leaders branded him a radical, the enemy, and a traitor to his own denomination. Gottfried Arnold (1666-1714) hardly fits the stereotype of a militant firebrand. He was a devout and earnest Lutheran pastor who preached thoughtful sermons and wrote daily...
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Johann Arndt

It has been said, “The longest journey you will ever take in your life is from your head to your heart.” Although the distance between our heads and hearts is a mere eighteen inches, taking what we know about God and acting on it is no simple task. How can...
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Nicholas Ridley

The origin of the nursery rhyme “Three Blind Mice” dates to 1609. Many suspect the author intended it as an ode to Queen Mary, who sixty years previously had orchestrated the deaths of three Anglican bishops for treason and heresy. Queen Mary, nicknamed...