by Gary Ivey | Jul 26, 2023 | Current Events, Current Posts, Government Abuse, ObamaCare
There has been some hand wringing in the media lately because, they say, confidence in our national institutions is eroding. I have an idea, if you want to restore confidence in institutions, just STOP LYING! “Truth” is a word that has seemingly lost all...
by Gary Ivey | Jul 19, 2023 | Current Posts, Energy and Environment
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow It’s cloud illusions I recall I really don’t know clouds at all. – Joni Mitchell A recent article by Thade Andy on ClimateChangeDispatch.com highlights criticism of...
by Gary Ivey | Jul 5, 2023 | Age of the Kingdom Series, Current Posts
I was recently interviewed by Andy Kirkendall on his YouTube show Morning Moments. I got to talk about my writing projects, focusing on Quest for a King....
by Gary Ivey | Jul 4, 2023 | Current Posts, Loony Lefties
Recently I took one of those Facebook surveys. I usually ignore them, because I know they are mostly clickbait and probably wanting to sell you something, but in this case I respected the source of the survey. It was posted by Prager University, the online teaching...
by Gary Ivey | May 26, 2023 | Age of the Kingdom Series, Current Posts, The Bible, Writing
It’s here! I got my own copy of “Quest for a King,” my third novel and the first book in the Age of the Kingdom series. It’s available NOW! Find out more at https://ageofthekingdomseries.com/ or order from https://garyivey.com/wp/shop OR...
by Gary Ivey | May 11, 2023 | Age of the Kingdom Series, Current Posts, The Bible
Christians usually spend more of their Bible study time in the New Testament. That makes sense, because Christians are focused on Christ and The New Testament is where we learn about Christ and his ministry in the Gospels, then the growth and development of Jesus...
by Gary Ivey | Apr 20, 2023 | Age of the Kingdom Series, Current Posts, The Bible, Writing
In 2010 I began working on something that I called Thine Is the Kingdom. It was a historical novel based on the book of 1st Samuel in the Bible. I wrote it from the viewpoint of a number of characters, some named in the Bible, some mentioned but not named, and some...
by Gary Ivey | Mar 12, 2023 | Age of the Kingdom Series, Current Posts, The Bible, Writing
Examining the historicity of 1st & 2nd Samuel, continued In the previous post, I started my look at the historicity of some of the favorite stories in the Bible, which are the subject of my new novel Quest for a King, the first book of the proposed “Age of...
by Gary Ivey | Mar 12, 2023 | Age of the Kingdom Series, Current Posts, The Bible, Writing
Examining the historicity of 1st & 2nd Samuel I read A LOT as a child. I attended a very small denominationally operated school with a fittingly small library. By the time I left the school I had read every book in the library at least once. I remember from my...
by Gary Ivey | Mar 11, 2023 | Age of the Kingdom Series, Current Posts, The Bible, Writing
I’ve always loved history. I know, I’m a nerd, but not just a history nerd; I’ve been a band nerd, an audio-visual nerd and a coding nerd. I love history enough that I have always read books on history and watched documentaries without it being...