by David Allen | Dec 31, 2015 | General
I’m looking forward to a new year! In addition to kicking off the new School of Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on August 1, I will be working on several writing projects. 1. B&H Publishing is scheduled to release my The Extent of the...
by David Allen | Dec 28, 2015 | Bible, Devotional, Speaking Engagement
Two words, “united” and “untied,” have exactly the same letters. Transpose the middle two letters and you can go from united to being untied. The key is the position of the “i.” Unity is vital in any endeavor. In order to be successful, work, war, and wedlock all need...
by David Allen | Dec 24, 2015 | Christmas
By popular demand from one year ago: . . . . . “BREAKING NEWS! Anonymous Manuscript Discovery on Christmas Eve Excites Scholars in Search of Authorship There has been an amazing manuscript discovery this week that has Christmas lovers everywhere puzzled. (Content...
by David Allen | Dec 21, 2015 | Devotional
You’ve heard the old riddle “When is a door not a door?” Answer: “When it’s ajar.” F. W. Boreham’s answer to the riddle was different. He said a door is never a door, because it is always so much more than a door. A door is one of the most intriguing mysteries in the...
by David Allen | Dec 14, 2015 | Bible, Christmas, Devotional, Scripture References
In 165 BC, Israel was under the control of the Syrian ruler Antiochus Epiphanes. A cruel and ruthless dictator, he attempted to force the Jews to embrace the Greek culture of the day and cease to obey the Mosaic Law. Antiochus went so far as to desecrate the temple of...