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Much Ado About Nothing
Okay, you’ve caught me in full on-the-fly mode. I am prepping the August 2011 issue of Something Solid e-newsletter and I have to fill this

Nancy Pearcey: A Profile
Gifted, resourceful, and unwaveringly focused, Nancy Pearcey embodies the spirit of a generation of Christian thinkers that has more than held its own in a
Test Page – for Testing PDF insertion
There is a paragraph that follows this one. That paragraph was inserted months ago, when I opened this post as a “Placekeeper” post. I’m adding
Placekeeper Headline 5
If you receive this as an RSS feed, I apologize. But I need to create some “blank” articles for forthcoming posts I am going to
Why Life and Forgiveness Are Two Different Issues
On the question of sin and death, as to whether the child of God is subject to either, I have a thought that might seem

Deep Discount Deals
For your FANTASTIC discount that you receive because you’re a privileged recipient of this e-newsletter, read on. We’re talking about 50 percent off our published

Baptism 101, by Tim Alsup: A Review
Baptism 101: What the Bible Says About Baptism, by Tim Alsup; Gospel Advocate Company, Nashville, Tenn., www.gospeladvocate.com, 2010; 112 pages, trade paperback. There’s more to this slim

March Miscellany
Greetings, neighbor! Since visiting with you last, I’ve been sooooo busy! I’ve picked up a second magazine that I now edit (both are handled on

Did Christ’s Victory Result in the Removal of the Law of Sin and Death?
One of the biggest mistakes I notice in the world of Bible study stems from a failure to maintain distinctions between the Law of Moses
Twitter Manifesto
Dear Person-Who-Came-Here-Because-I-Followed-Your-Twitter-Account-and-You-Followed-Me-Back-And-Then-I-Direct-Messaged-You-With-A-Greeting-That-Said-You-Get-the-Gold-Star-and-Ended-in-a-Link-That-Took-You-Here: Welcome! I chose to follow your Twitter account because it looked interesting, but there were other traits to your tweets that convinced me

What is Truth?
What is Truth? In the Book of Luke, Chapter 9, at verse 62, we find this: Jesus said, “No man, having put his hand to

VIDEO: Steve White, Renderbrook Ranch, Part 2
This clip concludes our on-camera interview of Steve White, manager of the historic, sprawling (190 square miles) Renderbrook Spade Ranch, Colorado City. For more information,

VIDEO: Steve White, Renderbrook Manager
This video is the first part of a two-parter interview with Steve White, manager of the Renderbrook Spade Ranch, Colorado City, Texas. For more on

VIDEO: Renderbrook Spade Ranch Hands / Cutting Cattle
This 3-minute clip shows hands on the Renderbrook Spade Ranch doing some cutting and continues with them working cattle. For more in this vein, see

VIDEO: Spade Ranch Cowboys at Work
Some footage showing hands on the Renderbrook Spade Ranch at work. Steve White, Marty Daniel, Kaleb Jackson, and Wichita Falcon go about their duties. October

VIDEO: John Welch / The Ranch That Barbed Wire Built
The accompanying video is a chat with John Welch of Spade Ranches, at the historic Renderbrook Spade Ranch south of Colorado City, Texas. Filmed near

VIDEO: Brood Mare Herd, Spade Ranch
This is a video snippet I shot during my two days on the ranch. See text below. – JFM . . . . The Best

Quips and Quotes
First my own sayings. Then some favorite lines from some of the greats. I know better than to FOLLOW those acts! (That’s ACTS, not CATS.