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This is a study log. Field notes from one working-class IT guy in Jackson, Ohio wrestling through the Bible in public — Heiser-foundational, Ancient Near East-attentive, divine-council-aware. Not a sermon. Not a brand. One person doing the work with the door open.
Start anywhere. The four links below are the floor.
Logos Field Notes
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How I Study the Bible
I am not a seminary graduate. What I have is a large library, years of reading, and forty…
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Lesser Gods of the Old Testament Pagan Deities
The Old Testament names dozens of rival gods — Baal, Asherah, Molech, Dagon, the Queen of Heaven, the…
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Divine Council Inventory Heavenly Beings and Fallen Entities
The Old Testament presents a populated heavenly realm — beings of various ranks, roles, and alignments operating within…
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JUDGES 17-18 MICAH AND THE IDOL
Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Judges 17–18 traces idolatry spreading through three levels —…
Kingship & Recovery
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WHAT IS A KING–EPLILOGUE
When I stepped back and read the finished series, the first thing I felt was that there was…
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WHAT IS A KING–WILL YOU BOW NOW? 6 of 6
Five sections of preparation, one question. We are between the two stages right now. The cross is past.…
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WHAT IS A KING–THE WITNESS AND THE UNVEILING 5 of 6
You are responsible for the witness. You are not responsible for the unveiling. The weight modern American Christianity…
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WHAT IS A KING–THE COUNTERFEIT KING 4 of 6
The serpent does not need to convince you the gospel is false. That is too obvious. What he…
The Forge
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The Tool Takes the Shape of the Hand
Socrates refused to write because he feared writing would let us stop remembering. Plato wrote anyway. We barely…
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DON’T GET LOST IN OTHER PEOPLE’S MINDS
Marcus catches something most self-help spends hundreds of pages circling: we say we love ourselves but spend our…