Ray Van Neste

@rvannest

Married to Tammie, father of 6. Dean of & Professor of Biblical Studies

Jackson, TN
Joined February 2008

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  1. Retweeted
    Feb 22

    “Every year, his family gathers together to harvest honey from the multiplying hives. Moore and his family currently own six (soon to be seven) hives.” Click the link below to read more about Dr. Moore and his fun hobby!

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  2. Feb 21

    . is having a rap battle with one of our teenagers in the kitchen right now & she just challenged him to a dance battle. Sunday nights around here!

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  3. Feb 21

    Ecclesiastes 9:17 applies to preaching as well: Words of God's wisdom matter most, not noise, fanfare, power, or display. Pastors, whether or not anyone else notices today, give God's people a clear exposition of God's Word

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  4. Feb 19

    Finite folks will finally fear somebody. The question is, "Will you fear God or man?"

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  5. Feb 19

    [the verses of the Psalm] marvelously comprehend the preaching of the Apostles, the Incarnation of the Word, the recommendation of the Evangelical Law, but also the recognition of our own fragility, and the imploration of the divine mercy!"

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  6. Feb 19

    Denis the Carthusian (15th cent) on Psalm 19: "O with what joyful and devout spirit should this Psalm, in which the foundations of the Christian faith are set forth, be sung by any Christian ...

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  7. Feb 19

    Psalm 19 Creation reveals (vv1-6) But only the Word revives (vv7-14)

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  8. Feb 18
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    Feb 18

    Our student Caleb Simpson got these amazing drone photos of campus in the snow!

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  10. Feb 18

    This is a significant reflection on the old wisdom of not speaking ill of the dead- no matter who they are. This is well worth reading

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  11. Feb 18

    We've had a refresh at Check out the new look & the recent posts which highlight and summarize important recent work on the Pastorals. Thanks to for getting this done

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  12. Feb 17
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  13. Feb 16

    I was excited about this short film on Shamgar from Judges, "Hold the Pass" , but it was disappointing. I expected some level of hype, but that's about all it had with heightened sensuality

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  14. Feb 16

    "Let us read the Holy Writ, but let us read it as did the Fathers who showed us the best way of profiting by it; let us read it kneeling! Let us read it, not critically with the foolish curiosity that leads only to vanity, but with the eagerness of a famished heart!”-Paul Claudel

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  15. Feb 16

    "if you should ask, and as often as you should ask, about the precepts of the Christian religion, my inclination would be to answer nothing but humility, unless necessity should force me to say something else.”- Augustine

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  16. Feb 16

    "An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered"- G K Chesterton

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  17. Feb 15

    This line from Dostoevsky fits well with 's message yesterday from Ecclesiastes 9. This is a fallen world, but be sure you count- and enjoy- the joys that come your way

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  18. Feb 14

    There is a strain of thought among Christians which fears enjoying life too much. It's well-intended but severely misguided. This sermon by on Ecclesiastes 9 is very helpful on this point

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  19. Feb 14

    “Let us then be true and faithful, Trusting, serving ev'ry day; Just one glimpse of Him in glory Will the toils of life repay.“

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  20. Retweeted
    Feb 13

    We were pleased to host pastors and their wives this week for the annual West Tennessee Pastor's Conference Valentine's Banquet.

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