Paul at Isthmia –Going For The Gold!
By Gordon Franz A sport shoe company ran an advertisement during the 1996 Olympics, with the line, “You do not win the silver medal, you lose the gold!” That line caught the essence of athletic...
View ArticleSkeletons On The Table
By Gordon Franz and Ernie McGinnis Introduction The term “skeletons in the closet” conjures up secrets from our past that we do not want other people to know about. But here is an unusual twist from...
View ArticleLovers of Husbands and Children
By Gordon Franz Introduction Ancient funerary monuments, sarcophagi, and ossuaries can tell much about the dead that can be instructive for the living today. The inscriptions about the dead can tell...
View ArticleTHE ARCH OF TITUS AND THE OLIVE TREE OF ROMANS 11
by Gordon Franz Introduction During the last two decades of the First Century AD, Rome was in the grip of the self-deified Emperor Domitian. Imagine a small group of believers in the Lord Jesus...
View ArticleTHE EMPEROR AND “PEACE WITH GOD” AND THE “PEACE OF GOD” (Romans 5:1-2)
by Gordon Franz Introduction People the world over yearn for peace, especially in war-torn areas where there is bloody strife. The weak tend to look to a stronger entity to bring about that peace. In...
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“How Beautiful Are the Feet” of Talbot Students on Roman Roads in 2011
by Gordon Franz The 2011 Talbot Bible Lands study tour is now history. Throughout the trip one verse repeatedly went through my mind. In Romans 10:15, the Apostle Paul, quoting from Isaiah 52:7, wrote:...
View ArticleTHERMOPYLAE AND THE BOOK OF ESTHER
by Gordon Franz Introduction The Battle of Thermopylae is one of the most heroic battles in the annals of military history. Three hundred Spartan soldiers, lead by their king Leonidas, engaged in a...
View ArticleWOULD THE APOSTLE PAUL HAVE BURNED A COPY OF THE KORAN?
by Gordon Franz Recently, a pastor in Florida burned a copy of the Koran (also spelled Quran). His stated reason was “to make an awareness of the radical element of Islam.” Unfortunately his actions...
View ArticleThe Battle of Philippi: The Battle that Changed the Course of Western...
by Gordon Franz Introduction There are few events in world history that are “game changers,” that change the course of human history and civilization. December 7, 1941 stands out because it was a “day...
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Mutiny on the HMS Corinth: Under-rowers for Captain Jesus
MUTINY ON THE HMS CORINTH: Under-rowers for Captain Jesus Gordon Franz Introduction On April 28, 1789, eighteen sailors from the crew of the HMS Bounty, led by Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian,...
View ArticleEMPRESS MESSALINA: A SUBMISSIVE AND CHASTE WIFE?
EMPRESS MESSALINA: A SUBMISSIVE AND CHASTE WIFE? Gordon Franz A Plausible Historical Illustration of 1 Peter 3:1-6 The Apostle Peter wrote his first epistle from Rome about AD 43. In this letter, he...
View ArticleLUKE THE PHYSICIAN: with “Medicine for the Souls”
by Gordon Franz Introduction Eusebius (AD 260-340), considered to be the Father of Early Church History, described Luke the Physician in these terms: “Luke, who was by race an Antiochian and a...
View ArticleThe World of the New Testament in New York City
There are two special exhibitions in New York City that illustrate the World of the New Testament. The first is at the Onassis Center in the Olympic Tower on 5th Ave. This exhibit is entitled: “God’s...
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“How Beautiful Are the Feet” of Talbot Students on Roman Roads in 2011
by Gordon Franz The 2011 Talbot Bible Lands study tour is now history. Throughout the trip one verse repeatedly went through my mind. In Romans 10:15, the Apostle Paul, quoting from Isaiah 52:7, wrote:...
View ArticleTHERMOPYLAE AND THE BOOK OF ESTHER
by Gordon Franz Introduction The Battle of Thermopylae is one of the most heroic battles in the annals of military history. Three hundred Spartan soldiers, lead by their king Leonidas, engaged in a...
View ArticleWOULD THE APOSTLE PAUL HAVE BURNED A COPY OF THE KORAN?
by Gordon Franz Recently, a pastor in Florida burned a copy of the Koran (also spelled Quran). His stated reason was “to make an awareness of the radical element of Islam.” Unfortunately his actions...
View ArticleThe Battle of Philippi: The Battle that Changed the Course of Western...
by Gordon Franz Introduction There are few events in world history that are “game changers,” that change the course of human history and civilization. December 7, 1941 stands out because it was a “day...
View ArticleMutiny on the HMS Corinth: Under-rowers for Captain Jesus
MUTINY ON THE HMS CORINTH: Under-rowers for Captain Jesus Gordon Franz Introduction On April 28, 1789, eighteen sailors from the crew of the HMS Bounty, led by Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian,...
View ArticleEMPRESS MESSALINA: A SUBMISSIVE AND CHASTE WIFE?
EMPRESS MESSALINA: A SUBMISSIVE AND CHASTE WIFE? Gordon Franz A Plausible Historical Illustration of 1 Peter 3:1-6 The Apostle Peter wrote his first epistle from Rome about AD 43. In this letter, he...
View ArticleLUKE THE PHYSICIAN: with “Medicine for the Souls”
by Gordon Franz Introduction Eusebius (AD 260-340), considered to be the Father of Early Church History, described Luke the Physician in these terms: “Luke, who was by race an Antiochian and a...
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