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Christian Book Distributors has two limited-time offers that should be of interest to preachers and other serious Bible students. "Systematic Theology" by Lewis Perry Chafer is a four volume hardback set (originally eight volumes) of about 3000 pages. It is the most extensive theology I know of that is both dispensational and premillennial. I have always found Chafer to be a bit dry in his writing style and, as with everyone, I disagree in areas, but the work is a great reference tool. The entire set is being offered for $49.99. I paid quite a bit more for my set. I highly recommend this to preachers. This may be your best time to get it.
According to the "Handbook of Revivals" by Henry C. Fish (p.17-19), the Methodist evangelist Lorenzo Dow, "preached in the Court-house at Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1805, when about one hundred and fifty of his hearers were exercised with 'the jerks;' that is, with violent spasmodic contractions of the muscles, which sometimes turned the head quickly from right to left and back again; and sometimes threw the person on the ground, where he rolled about strangely."
Although it is not so prominent today, the United States used to have vocabulary words distinctive to the different parts of the country. Years ago, what was called a faucet in the North was called a spigot in the South. I was reminded of the spigot (a word commonly used by my grandparents) last night as I reviewed some memory verses. The verse in question was 1 Timothy 2:1, wich states, "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men."
According to the "Time" magazine for July 10, 2006, the cloning of the sheep named Dolly occurred ten years ago this week. But cloning has not quite lived up to its 'miracle' status. Scientists have now cloned dozens of animals (including the recent clone of a dog) and it is "becoming increasingly clear that they are all, in one way or another, defective." This failure goes at the beginning of the process. Only 2% to 5% of the eggs that are cloned become live animals. It took 277 attempts to get Dolly.
