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Jesus Was Born in Humble Circumstances
Zoroastrian Temple, Ateshgah of Baku (the “Fire Temple of Baku”), near Baku, Azerbaijan; photo by Trent Stephens, 2009 Where Science...

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Jan 7, 20234 min read


How Many of Abraham’s Genes Did Christ Carry?
Abraham by Guercino (1657) by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson January 2-8: Matthew 1 and Luke 1 We read in John...

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Dec 31, 20227 min read


We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning
by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson December 26-January 1: We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning When I was on my...

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Dec 22, 20226 min read


The Star of Bethlehem
The Three Wise Men, spray paint on paper, by Trent Stephens, 2006 by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson December 25:...

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Dec 14, 202218 min read


Malachi’s Dragons
St. George and the Dragon (c. 1470) by Paolo Uccello (1397 - 1475); National Gallery, London by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come...

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Dec 11, 20229 min read


The Numerical World of Zechariah
Woodcut engraving by an unknown artist of an angel handing Zechariah a measuring line (Zechariah 2:1); after a drawing by Julius Schnorr...

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Dec 2, 20227 min read


What Happened to Nineveh?
Winged Bull excavated at Tell Nebi Yunus by Iraqi archaeologists at Nineveh, Nebi Yunus. Iraqi archaeologists excavate the monumental...

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Nov 25, 20228 min read


Jonah and the Whale
Jonah and the Whale by Peter Peters Lastman, 1621 by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson November 21-27: Jonah; Micah...

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Nov 18, 202224 min read
Thank You Summer
As some of you who follow my blogs may have discovered, I have been having problems with my website for the past week or so. I spent...

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Nov 13, 20221 min read


Amos and the Earthquake
Remains of tools discovered in Jerusalem’s City of David within a layer of destruction from the 8th century BCE, which coincided with a...

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Nov 13, 20224 min read


Daniel and the Archangel
Daniel's Vision by the Tigris River [Hiddekel] by Michael Van Der Gucht (1660–1725) by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me...

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Nov 12, 202212 min read


Daniel and the Hypnotized Lions
Daniel In The Lions Den, 1872, by Briton Riviere by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson October 31-November 6: Daniel...

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Oct 29, 202216 min read


The Vision of Ezekiel
Ezekiel's Vision, Raphael, 1518, Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson...

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Oct 22, 20224 min read


The World of Jeremiah
The Flight of the Prisoners (1896) by James Tissot by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson October 17-23: Jeremiah...

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Oct 17, 20224 min read


I Knew Thee Before
Jeremiah, Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1508-1512 by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson October...

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Oct 9, 202215 min read


A Cockatrice by any Other Name
Cockatrice, Ulisse Aldrovandi, Serpentum et draconum historia, 1640. 15:21, by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson...

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Oct 2, 20229 min read


I Need Your Help
Dear Friends and Family, I have received the following email from the Digital Marketing Manager at Cedar Fort. I need about twenty of my...

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Sep 27, 20221 min read


Seeing and Knowing
A traveler puts his head under the edge of the firmament in the original (1888) printing of the Flammarion wood engraving; by an unknown...

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Sep 25, 20229 min read


I Will Make Dry Land Springs of Water
by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson September 19–25: Isaiah 40–49 We read in Isaiah 41:18, “I will open rivers in...

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Sep 16, 20222 min read


One Iota
by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson September 12-18; Isaiah 13–14; 24–30; 35 I am writing this week's blog sitting...

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Sep 10, 20223 min read
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