Us Bible teachers like to remind people against taking individual verses out of their linguistic, literary, chapter, letter/book contexts and cultural context. Even we forget the apply that to certain books of the Bible, like Psalms (each is connected in order of appearance to tell a larger story), Ecclesiastes, and Proverbs. Here is a three-verse […]
For your prayerful consideration: How can we be the light of the world to those around us if we take ourselves out of the daily lives of the people we are to be the light to? How many Christians have voluntarily abandoned their posts, quitting their jobs over anger, resentment, mandates, or whatever, without actually […]
I am going to say this more strongly and briefly than every before: 1. Critical exhortation to thinking and research are the very purpose for nearly all my writing and social media posting (I state this a lot) 2. When I discuss “conspiracy theories” of any kind, I stive to do so in a way […]
Doesn’t every Male senior citizen excitedly want to cut off some tender skin with a sharp knife? What could possibly go wrong? As believers in the Messiah of Israel, many of us have told God we’re willing to be used by Him and do whatever He wants. However, how many times have we turned back […]
It is time for my official day after Halloween post. This is my annual challenge to the “Christmas is a pagan holiday” crowd. Here it goes: I am done. I am so tired of any and all Anti- Christian holiday arguments. They all miss the point. All of them no matter how right their facts, […]
