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November 2024

November 06, 2024

Israel’s Demand for a King: Lessons in Faith and Folly

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. (Proverbs...

October 2024

October 29, 2024

Can One Family Control the Bible? The Green Family Thinks So

Does a Big-Box Retail Empire Have the Right to Shape Theology? The Green family of...

September 2024

September 25, 2024

If You Believe In The Justice Of God And The U.S….

There is an insidious cancer seeping quietly into everyday American life. It is the constant...

September 19, 2024

Why Are My Children Leaving The Church?

You love your children. You raised them in church. You model the behavior you expect....

September 06, 2024

Sacrificing Our Children To The God of AR-15

In the U.S., we wave the flag, sing the anthem, threaten anyone who disagrees with...

August 2024

August 25, 2024

Why Do You Read The Bible?

People read the Bible for many different reasons. Let us explore some of those reasons...

August 03, 2024

Did God Order His Chosen People To Commit Genocide?

2 And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite...

July 2024

July 10, 2024

Was The U.S. Founded On Christian Beliefs: The Final Word

Of all the noise in American politics and journalism, one of the loudest arguments is...

July 08, 2024

6 Kinds of Readers: How One Sees The Bible Is The Difference

Not everyone approaches the Bible in the same way. The way that a reader plunges...

July 06, 2024

Revelation: A Failed Prophecy That Finds New Life

Some Christians, even today, some 200 years after it was written, believe that the Book...

June 2024

June 26, 2024

Do You Know Or Do You Believe?

Frequently, I hear people say that they know something to be true when they actually...

June 08, 2024

What Reasons Are There Not To Read The Bible?

In our last post, we discussed several reasons why reading the Bible has value for...

June 06, 2024

Why Should You Read The Bible?

People have found many reasons to read the Bible. Here, we will explore some of...

May 2024

May 28, 2024

Is The Bible Unerring? Go Ask Asherah.

Some Christians (and I am betting almost no Jews) take the entire Bible literally and...

April 2024

April 14, 2024

Are There False Prophets In The U.S. Today?

Do you believe there are false prophets in the United States today? If you do,...

December 2023

December 12, 2023

Who Says Jesus Was Born of a Virgin?

Everyone knows Jesus was born of a virgin. The Bible says so. Right? Well...it might...

December 09, 2023

Are Christians Required to Believe in the Bible?

Are Christians required to believe in the "Truth" of the Bible? In the Apostles' Creed...

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