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Q&A 1746—Heaven and earth will pass away?

In your book Heaven & Hell, you reference Matthew 24:35, which says, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will certainly not pass away.” Is Jesus talking about… Read More

Approachable Leadership / Did God hurl Satan to Earth to torment us? / Intellect or Heart? / Africa & Indonesia

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 10 April 2026 Good afternoon from Georgia! In today’s bulletin: A top-notch article from Johnny Rivera Five fresh Q&As Reading ideas Opportunities… Read More

Q&A 1745—Should we read the Apocrypha? Is it missing from our Old Testaments?

I’ve been pondering whether God meant the Apocrypha to be part of the Bible. Unfortunately, the Bible does not have a table of contents, so we are left trying to… Read More

Q&A 1744—A “second first Sabbath”—huh? (Luke 6:1)

What is going on in Luke 6:1? My Bible says “Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields.” The first what? What’s… Read More

Approachable Leadership, by Johnny Rivera

Healthy leadership depends on many things. Wisdom. Character. Courage. But one quality is often overlooked and yet deeply influential: approachability. I was twenty-nine years old when I entered full time… Read More

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