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Recent YouTube Channel Post Gets 2,000 Views

by Gary Ivey | Jan 19, 2025 | Current Posts

A recent YouTube video on the Age of the Kingdom Series channel was viewed by more than 2,000 people, which is a new record for the channel, which was started in August, 2024. I know a lot of other channels get A LOT more views than that, but it’s a milestone...

Israel in Syria? This Is Not the First Time

by Gary Ivey | Dec 24, 2024 | Current Posts

Israel in Syria? This Is Not the First Time (Watch this video on the Age of the Kingdom YouTube channel) Last week, after Bashar al-Assad’s government collapsed in Syria and he fled to Russia, Israel took out the country’s air and sea military capability and...

How does the Old Testament impact modern culture, art, and literature?

by Gary Ivey | Nov 28, 2024 | Current Posts

In the most recent YouTube video on the “Age of the Kingdom series” channel, I answer the question in the title of this post. In the video I talk about common sayings in the English language that come from the Old Testament. Here are examples: “A...

Did God Allow Polygamy in the Old Testament?

by Gary Ivey | Nov 1, 2024 | Current Posts

(Note: this is the topic of a recent video on the Age of the Kingdom Series YouTube Channel, which you can watch here.) A thorny question many believers have is, why did God allow Bible characters to have multiple wives? Why did God allow polygamy in the Old...

Philistine = Palestine? Is History Repeating Itself 3,000 Years Later?

by Gary Ivey | Oct 20, 2024 | Current Posts

Have you noticed how much the words “Palestine” and “Philistine” sound alike? The Philistines were Israel’s biggest enemies 3,000 years ago and one of their main cities was Gaza. So, are the Palestinians of today the same people group as the Philistines? Is history...

How “United” was Israel’s United Monarchy?

by Gary Ivey | Oct 9, 2024 | Age of the Kingdom Series, The Bible, Writing

I’m doing a series of novels based on the Bible stories during the United Monarchy of Israel 3,000 years ago, but How “United” was Israel’s United Monarchy, really? You probably know by now that I’m writing a series of novels called the Age of...

Four Movies in the Top Ten at Once

by Gary Ivey | Sep 16, 2024 | Current Events, Current Posts, Writing

Movies That Christians and Conservatives Can Appreciate (image from BoxOfficeMojo.com and info from Rich Gerberding of ChristianMovieCentral.com) I don’t know if Hell has frozen over or if pigs are flying, but right now something is happening that few would have...