Wednesday, April 14, 2004
How Can the Garden of Eden Story Be True?
Gomedome has an interesting post in his blog " Shoot a non-believer...." I would like to address his points as best I can, but I do suggest that you read his post before reading this one. Eden, wherever it was, would have been destroyed in the Noachic Flood---a flood which also changed the...
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Wednesday, April 7, 2004
A Little Fun With Noah's Ark
Okay, so this is a little less serious than we usually are. I think G-d has a sense of humour---what else would explain the duck-billed platypus? And the humour doesn't diminish these timeless and important lessons. (This information is not original with me; I received it in an e-mail this morning...
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Thursday, March 18, 2004
Superstition or Religion? Where Does the Person of True Faith Stand?
AtheistHistorian has raised a thought-provoking issue in his blog Religious Insanity. I started to post this as a comment, but as you can see, I got a bit carried away. In answering his points, which I will do in a general kind of way, I will focus on only one religious system. I'm a Christian, so...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2003
WWJD, Anyway? Turn the Other Cheek, or Turn the Tables?
I know I promised more on the Proverbs 31 Woman, but I haven't finished polishing up the second installment. Thanks for your patience, and know that we will return to regularly scheduled programming at some point in the near future. There is a debate going on right now in various blogs on the...
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Sunday, November 2, 2003
The "Proverbs 31 Woman" in Modern American Society
Does this woman exist? This paragon of wisdom, diligence, trustworthiness, and productivity. Perhaps she existed in Bible times, but does she, can she, exist in 21st Century America? Yes. If you understand the basic lessons of the passage and adapt it to modern-day life, then you can be a "Proverbs...
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Monday, October 27, 2003
The Parable of the Talents: What Does It Mean?
It's always bothered me, this story from Matthew's gospel. A king heads off on a journey, leaving his three servants in charge of his wealth. One guy gets five portions, the second gets two portions, and the third gets only one portion. The text says that the master was aware of each servant's...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2003
No Other Gods ...
The first commandment appears in Exodus 20:2-3 and Deuteronomy 5:6-7. Exodus states "I am the Lord your God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Deuteronomy states "I am the Lord your God, which brought thee out of...
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Setting the Stage
Where are we when God first introduces us to the Ten Commandments in His word? The very first time that we see the Ten Commandments in Scripture is in Exodus 20:2-17. Having left Egypt and journeyed across the Red Sea, the Israelites have reached Mount Sinai and are encamped around its base. God has...
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