Within the narrative of the Book of Acts, Luke speaks of the Berean Jews’ reception of Paul’s teaching: “Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so”  (Acts 17.11 – NASU). For several generations Henry Thayer’s New Testament Greek lexicon was within every preacher’s reach as he studied his Greek New Testament. This man was a renowned scholar and had few equals. Although dated in many respects, gems of truth are still mined from his lexicon, and I still pull his work off […]

Cutting Off the End of the Ham There’s a story about a newly wedded couple cooking dinner together for all the bride’s family. The new husband watched his new wife prepare a ham. She removed the outer wrap, cut off the end of the ham, and then threw the end of the ham into the trash under the sink. “Why’d you do that?” asked the husband. “It’s how my mother has always done it,” The new bride replied. “Why’d your mother do it?” asked the husband. “I don’t know,” said the wife. “Could you ask her?” said the husband. “Sure,” […]