It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Susan Jo Ann Penner (née Taber) on June 22, 2026, at the age of 69. Susan will be remembered for many things, especially her unwavering faith in God, her deep love for her family, and her gift for caring for children. Her faith shaped the way she loved, served,
August 8, 2026 Greetings from Lae. I pray that this rather overdue report finds you well. We are alright and moving on after the conclusion of this year’s school session at the Melanesian Bible College. Final classes were held on July 20th, followed by wrap-up activities during that week. By the 28th all of the students had left for their
Psalm 111 is an acrostic on the work of God. Psalm 112 follows with a similar acrostic concerning the right response to God’s goodness.This psalm gives a brief answer to the question, “How should we live, and why should we live that way?”But before proceeding to his subject the psalmist says “hallelujah!” For even in discussing the deeds of humans,
The Climax of God’s Mission, Volume two has gone ‘live’ on Amazon. You can buy a paperback copy for $10.99 ($15.28 CAD) or a Kindle copy for $3.99 ($5.63 CAD). West Nigeria Christian College In other big news, Thayer will be teaching an online course for West Nigeria Christian College during their upcoming term (August 19 to December 2). We
Most people have experienced disagreement. When we disagree, there are several ways we can engage those who hold different views. Before proceeding, however, it is important to acknowledge that people do not typically arrive at their beliefs through detached analysis of facts and logic alone. As Jonathan Haidt has argued, we often intuit our beliefs first and then use reason
Text: 1st Kings 22:34-35 You hear all the time, “he was in the wrong place at the wrong time”. The thing that comes through loud and clear is that life is governed by chance and ‘stuff just happens’. At the end of King Ahab’s life, the bible records an event that seems to confirm just that. It is found in
Revelation 3:7–13 Part 2 (Part 1 is available in the July issue) Continuing our look at Jesus’ greeting to His people in Philadelphia, He went on to say, “‘He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:’” Here again as
In my last post I wrote briefly about covetousness. A lot more could have been said including the idea that contentment is the opposite of covetousness. A truly contented person has no desire for things that belong to another person. Contentment doesn’t come naturally to us as human beings. As I mentioned in the previous post, we are practically forced
This is the first of a series of three psalms beginning with the word, Hallelujah. Every psalm from 111 to 113 begins that way. It could be that 114 began that way as well but the textual evidence is mixed. The psalm is an acrostic. It runs through the letters of the Hebrew alphabet with two new letters introduced in
Many years ago, when I was working in kitchens and studying cooking, I became fascinated by truffles. Not the chocolate kind, but the rare fungi that grow underground and are prized by chefs around the world. I’ve never had the opportunity to try a fresh truffle myself, but I have read enough and watched enough chefs talk about them to
Understanding Romans 4 and James 2 Abraham occupies a unique place in the New Testament. Both Paul and James appeal to him as the great example of faith. Both writers quote from Abraham’s life. Both writers point their readers to the same patriarch. Yet they draw attention to different events and address different concerns. Paul takes his readers to Abraham’s
It is good for us to try to understand how the first readers might have understood an Old Testament passage before going on to the New Testament understanding of that passage. Possible meaning when written At first, Psalm 110 may have been understood as a royal enthronement poem. When David had captured Jerusalem, it would have been natural to have
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