If you are interested in biblical essential oils, Young Living Essential Oils offers a boxed set called Twelve Oils of Ancient Scripture™. This set contains the 12 most significant oils found in the Bible, and includes an audio CD that explains the twelve oils. Aloes/sandalwood (Santalum album) is used in skin care, enhances deep sleep (stimulates the release of melatonin), and supports the fema
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Shiloh - just as you read it. In the Biblical heartland
Shiloh is so full of history - the kind I have poured hours over - reading and [...]
The Bible (literally The Book) has had one of the longest and most successful publishing runs in history. It has sold millions (billions?) of copies worldwide. While many of these copies occupy the shelves of believers, atheists and agnostics frequently quote the Bible's contents in times of distress, or in times of joy. It remains one of the most respected, but least read, and even less frequentl
כ"ה חשון תשס"תPhasma Priscus 27In follow-up to previous entries positing that the daughter of Avraham was a witch, why wouldn't the daughter of Avraham be a witch? Her mother Sarah, a biblical matriarch, was a witch. "In the Midrash Genesis Rabbah the rabbis write that Sarah tried to use witchcraft against Hagar."Interestingly, in another biblical incident involving Sarah, "shutting off
The first day of SBL conference in Boston, and Lace and I are getting the feel of the land. We had to learn the commuter rail system and the T subway. Most the meetings are closed. We are staying with friends from in West Chester and had our first great adventure with Boston’s Mass transit. Both the commuter train and the T subway broke down and it took us 2 hours to get to the Hynes Convention
RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL: SARAH PALIN AND BIBLICAL PROPHECY: TANACH AND SARAH PALIN PROVERBS 10 10 Whoever winks the eye causes trouble,and a babbling fool will come to ruin.11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.12 Hatred stirs up strife,but love covers all offenses.13 On the lips of her who has understandin
David with The Head of Goliath, 1606Have you ever noticed that many of the Bible stories that are told to children have been sensored? Only certain stories are shared with children and several others are sensored. I have heard it said that it is to protect their innocence. That is a subject all on its own. A perfect example is the story of David and Goliath. The story always seems to end with the
This is a guest post written by Bob Brooks over at prudentmoney.com. Bob has a great website, blog and radio show weekdays from 3:30 to 4:00 pm on 91.7 FM KVTT (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas). Check out his website and radio show podcast now! Subscribe to his feed here
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Another treasure from an aged journal. The hubby and I used this lesson in one of our couples Bible study sessions back in 2002 or 2003. It blessed me to leaf through the pages of my devotional journals and got reminded how the Lord was as real to me then as He is [...]
Scripture as Communication: Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics. By Jeannine K. Brown. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007. 315 pages. Softcover, $24.99.Believers often speak of the Bible as God’s word to his people. In Scripture as Communication, Jeannine Brown offers a reflection on the implications of this affirmation and argues that the nature of the biblical text should determine the method us
It is extremely possible the biblical antichrist is alive right now and just waiting for the right time to seize power. It might even be someone you've heard of.
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Biblical Archaeologist on CD-ROM is also available as part of the The Ultimate Archaeology Collection. The Complete 60 Year Archive (1938-1998) First published in 1938, for sixty years Biblical Archaeologist was one of the foremost authorities on
Today Jesus Christ was the first Religious leader to come out and openly express his concerns over the increase in global food prices. Jesus as he likes to be known to his followers was re-enacting his much publicized feeding of the five thousand to his followers when word reached him of the current price hikes."It comes to something when I cannot afford to feed five thousand people anymore. Th
I found this article on a blog called Religiousleft.us which is a blog for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning inter-sexed and their allies, providing religious news with a leftest slant.
There is no word in biblical Greek or Hebrew that is equivalent to the English word homosexual. The 1946 Revised Standard Version (RSV) New Testament was the first translation to use the word
My July 20th blog post talked about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military personnel (see ). I then asked for an opinion from BT, the National Guard infantryman now serving in Iraq who had a guest post here on July 9th (see ). Here’s BT’s reply to me: I have mixed feeling about the accuracy of PTSD. First off, I think it is way over-diagnosed. Some people get it worse than
I have been following the blog of Mark Roberts. He has been posting about the Presbyterian Church. I have enjoyed reading him. He is a scholar. He is measured with his language and tone and seeks to fairly represent different sides of the lgbt ordination issue even as he is opposed to lgbt ordination. Kudos to him for his intelligence and grace. In regards to those who favor gay ordination
Where are the actual texts of the OT and NT kept?The actual extant (still in existence) manuscripts for the texts of the Bible are held in a variety of locations. Most of them are kept in Libraries, Museums, and Monasteries around the world. Some of the manuscripts are also in people’s personal collections of ancient documents.For instance, The Leningrad Codex (one of the oldest Hebrew manuscrip
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10. Find a prostitute and marry her. (Hosea 1:1-3)
9. Purchase a piece of property, and get a woman as part of the deal. (Ruth 4:5-10)
8. Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes. Then she's yours. (Deuteronomy 21:11-13)
7. Go to a party and hide. When the women come out to dan
BERLIN (AFP) - If you ever fancied lunch in the Tower of Babel, visiting an “original size” Noah’s Ark or a multimedia depiction of the final battle between Good and Evil, you may not have long to wait.
Under plans announced by a group of Swiss evangelical Christians and reported by the German press on Wednesday, [...]
A pastor went out one Saturday to visit his church members. At one house it was obvious that somebody was home. However, no one came to the door, although the preacher knocked several times.
Finally, the preacher took out his card, wrote "Revelations 3:20" on the back, and stuck it in the door.
The next day, the [...]
I read this article by Reb Bradley called tough love. According to Mr. Bradley Tough Love isn't for husbands. Why? It gets in the way of leadership. You are upsurping leadership if you do this with your husband. I would assume it would be okay for men, because they don't have that issue biblically.An answer to this question can be deduced based on the Bible’s principles related to marriage
I have at last finished reviewing every book of the Bible.I finished reading it for the first time on 12th March this year, but then I finished reading it in 44 days on 25th April. Then I had to go back and re-read much of it to review the books that I hadn't had time to, which meant re-re-reading the last one (Deuteronomy) yesterday and today, and then trying to find something to type about it.T
I have been meaning to write an article on a few of the entries in the most recent BAR. No, not the Browning Automatic Rifle, I’m talking about the Biblical Archaeology Review. Although some of you would probably find the first more entertaining, the latter is really the more important and relevant thing to discuss, as far as I’m concerned. Especially in light of the guest appearance this Wednesday night on our show, Dr. Hector Avalos, and his fascinating book, The End of Biblical Studies. I generally read through this periodical, not only because I find the articles compelling, but the Magazine as a whole attempts to break the chain of evangelism by presenting—and I mean it really tries hard—the most scientific articles it can find, or that have been submitted. Som
In Wladimir Solowjew’s History of the Antichrist, the eschatological enemy of the Redeemer recommended himself to believers, among other things, by the fact that he had earned his doctorate in theology at Tübingen and had written an exegetical work which was recognized as pioneering in the field. The Antichrist, a famous exegete!
I am presenting this article here, Because the following article is one the big issues that I have with the Modern Church and with the Fundamentalist Baptist Churches. Repentance, or a lack of it, being preached in those Churches. It never used to be that way, but in the advent of this “McDonald’s” society we [...]
"Schism"Saudi blogger Raed Al-Saeed whips up a answer to Geert Wilders' “Fitna” with “Schism.” The six-minute video has been posted on YouTube since April 2 and has received more than 3,500 views. The video is framed in such a manner that Al-Saeed makes it clear that the images and Bible passages are taken out of context, which, of course, was his point. 'Schism' – A Saudi Bloggers answer to Wilders Film By Ebtihal Mubarak Arab News JEDDAH — A Saudi blogger has made a six-minute video entitled "Schism" by portraying texts from Christian sources out of context, similar to the way Dutch MP Geert Wilders made his recently-released anti-Qur'an film entitled "Fitna." In his film, Raid Al-Saeed, 33, shows verses of the Bible that call for war and illustrated them with clips of ext
This is a Response to a good friend’s exploration of when it is someone becomes a Christian and acheives salvation:
An inquiry in response to yesterday’s Morning Light’. I hope you can find some time to read it all.
Biblically Speaking:
An Inquiry: Upon repentance from sin, is this something separate of Christ? Or does repentance come upon [...]
Oprah Winfrey and her good friend Eckhart Tolle continue to lead more than two million down the wide open road to destruction while unashamedly twisting Scripture along the way.
I’m calling this phenomenon Opra-heresy from here on.
On a related note, there’s a new book out called Don’t Drink The Kool-Aid that exposes the spiritual deception extolled [...]
Sent in by Jim RLI was raised Catholic and attended Catholic school from kindergarten through high school. I read the Bible often and prayed every night. God was very real to me through college. During college I went to church every Sunday with my grandmother.I quit reading the Bible when I got to the end of 2 Samuel and it tells the story of God killing 70,000 Israelites via an epidemic because David took a census that God told him to take. I just couldn't accept that story. I had a pretty liberal view of the Bible, but this story couldn't be true. My God wouldn't do that. The God I prayed to, talked to wouldn't do that...couldn't do that. The crisis of faith was never quite settled, but the feelings that story gave me eventually died down.After college I still went to church in Columbia,
After the abundant rains we've had over the last few weeks, our ponds are slowly refilling and the critters are making themselves at home. My kiddos love critters and are learning all about pond life through the hands-on approach (or...
I’ve been posting videos from The West Wing as a demonstration of a president who both understands separation of church and state and who can discuss these matters intelligently. I have to turn to fiction since we do not currently have a president who understands the topic or who can discuss anything intelligently. One [...]
I saw the video below at A Little Leaven, and I agree with those who commented that it’s disturbing that the word “portal” is mentioned. That word is usually associated with witchcraft, not Christianity.
By the way, if you strongly disagree, please share your thoughts with the author of the original post at his blog instead [...]
Ever wondered if your ‘church’ or local assembly was in fact biblical? I did and after checking it out thoroughly with the bible, I found that it was clearly not. I will share below things within my local assembly that were clearly unbiblical in hopes that you my viewers can learn that if we don’t allow the Holy Spirit of God to teach us and guide us by HIS Spirit, we are all headed for deception and destruction.
Jesus said in (John 10:27) My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: (KJV).
I am a born again spirit filled follower of Jesus Christ, He spoke to me on this subject through his word, and I followed the leading of the Holy Spirit. First of all the things that are clearly unbiblical about my ex local assembly are as follows, not in an order of import
Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil捍卫上帝# Author:James L. Crenshaw # Format:PDF 1.3MB# Page Count: 288 pages# Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 21, 2005)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0195140028# ISBN-13: 978-0195140026In the ancient Near East, when the gods detected gross impropriety in their ranks, they subjected their own to trial. When mortals suspect their gods of wrongdoing, do they have the right to put them on trial? What lies behind the human endeavor to impose moral standards of behavior on the gods? Is this effort an act of arrogance, as Kant suggested, or a means of keeping theological discourse honest? It is this question James Crenshaw seeks to address in this wide-ranging study of ancient theodicies. Crenshaw has been writing about and
The character of a nation is not shaped and nurtured by Washington, D.C. It is shaped by the pulpits of America. When the truth is proclaimed without apology and the scriptures are central, then and only then, can lives and hearts truly be changed. It is the age old question - do we preach a Gospel of heart change or a Gospel of social change? You might think the answer is that we should do both.
In short, none. But be very careful that you are in fact teaching Biblical Truth.If what the community generally accepts had any influence on how we, as Christians, should live our lives, or what we should teach, then we have some serious considerations:Which community should that be? The eastern or the western? The catholic or the protestant?Who is right and who is wrong? Or is truth, in fact, relative, non-absolute, and ever-changing?MAJORITY OPINIONSome have suggested that we, as Christians, should abide by what is generally accepted within the Larger Religious Community. The question we are left with however, is: Which religious majority? The Catholic or the Protestant? The Church on the corner, or the big one down in Main Street?I believe that Scripture, and not Majority Opinion, is t
Below is a guest post from one of our commenters, Jason over at Pastoral Musings. It is in reference to the series on tithing that we've been doing lately. I thought his article was a good one, and I like to get a lot of viewpoints, so I asked him if we could post his entry on Bible Money Matters in it's long form. He agreed, so here it is, "Is Tithing Biblical?" from Jason:Is Tithing Biblical? The question that is before us today is, “Is tithing Biblical?” That being the question, we are sure that the Word of God will provide an answer for us. Tithing Before The Law If we are to search the Scriptures to determine if tithing is Biblical, we should start from the beginning. Tithing is first mentioned as occurring in the days of Abraham (Abram). “Melchize
I’ve been thinking lately about writing an article on polygamy. It will be somewhat exhaustive, and dealing with a very sensitive subject, so obviously it will take some time to feel comfortable publishing it. As for now, I’ll just write a few comments on the subject.For one, I’m always a little bit alarmed at how viciously “bible-believing Christians” attack the Church for this part of its history. Are not the very covenant people descended from Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob? They were righteous above those of the earth to the point that the Lord kept his promises made to them and established them as his people.Polygamy was not part of the Mosaic Law and hence was not abolished when Christ fulfilled the Law. It is a practice condoned by the Lord when he needs to “raise up s
Galbanum is one of the most grounding essential oils in an aromatherapist’s arsenal of healing oils. It is an ancient biblical oil with many modern day uses. Discover how to use this oil for healing in this article.
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QUESTION: This question is in two parts: (1) What languages are the oldest copies of the books of the Bible found in, and (2) what language is it believed to be originally written in? I would also like to know why many different books of the bible were written in different languages originally. ANSWER: read more
The following remarks were comments to one of my earlier posts (copied exactly as written by commenter) : “Do Mormons teach that we can become gods?”. I though that I might not only respond to his comments, but make his comments and my response a new post, so that others might have the opportunity to enjoy the discussion. So following the section entitled “Accusation” (right below) is my response.ACCUSATION:Jesus used the term “gods” to describe how they presented themsevles. Look at the very next verse; Psalm 82:7; “But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler.” God says that although you present yourselves as "gods", you are really just mere men! The word "god"(note lower case G) is used to describe those whot have authority over people in certain
Accusation:Mormon’s say that feelings signify the Holy Ghost is telling you something is true. This is not biblical.Response:Proof-texting is the term used for “proving” something by supporting your stance with “authoritative” quotes; e.g., God loved the world for “God so loved the world” (John 3:16). This is a popular practice amongst the religious debaters of the world. The reason I mention it is to point out a flaw in it. Many people can be passionate about a certain aspect of the gospel and quote one or several scriptures to support their belief in it. The rub is that so can many others on the same subject, and reach a totally different conclusion. They think they are just as positive and sure as the other guy. See the problem?So, how does one discover the real spiritual
Five more names have been added to the cast list of Judd Apatow’s upcoming movie, Year One. Apatow, having seen success with 40-yeard-ld virgin, Superbad and Knocked up must be feeling very happy with himself. Will Year One become an instant hit? We’re putting money on it!
Oliver Platt, David Cross, Vinnie Jones and Juno Temple have all been added to the film’s cast but one man has overshadowed them all. That man, ladies and gentlemen, is none other that McLovin himself - Chris Mintz-Plasse.
Year One already stars Jack Black and Michael Cera so the cast list is becoming uber cool. So who are these crazy cats going to play in the film? Well..
The comedy, set in biblical times, features Oliver Platt as a platform shoe-wearing high priest with Jones as the head palace guard Sargon. Mintz-Plasse, Cross and Temple’s roles are still unknown.
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I love this sort of thing. Historical proof. What wonderful news to hear during the Christmas season.
Israeli says elusive biblical wall found
JERUSALEM - A wall mentioned in the Bible’s Book of Nehemiah and long sought by archaeologists apparently has been found, an Israeli archaeologist says.
A team of archaeologists discovered the wall in Jerusalem’s ancient City of David during a rescue attempt on a tower that was in danger of collapse, said Eilat Mazar, head of the Institute of Archaeology at the Shalem Center, a Jerusalem-based research and educational institute, and leader of the dig.
Artifacts including pottery shards and arrowheads found under the tower suggested that both the tower and the nearby wall are from the 5th century B.C., the time of Nehemiah, Mazar said this week. Scholars previously thought the wall dated to the Hasmonean period from about 142 B.C. to 37 B.C.
The findings suggest that the structure was actually part of the same city wall the Bible says
One of the lies told about the talks at Camp-David (2000), is that a major reason for their failure is the Palestinians reluctance to accept the significance of the Temple Mount for Jews. At some point, Arafat denied that there ever was a Jewish Temple on Temple Mount, claiming that this was simply a lie the Jews invented for political reasons against the Palestinians.[1] Such ludicrous claims have unfortunately been taken at face-value, rather than interpreted only on the political level of their implications. To me, the readily approval of these claims, reflect nothing more than an colonial-orientalist or even racist view of the Palestinians. There is no other way to explain how someone would believe that Arafat truly has no knowledge of history. Arafat's claims do not prove his ignorance, but only the fact that he was willing to say anything that would bring the peace-process to a stop.Putting the political implications aside for a moment, what is the significance of Jewish history
This is the point where I planned to make a first impressions post on season 2 of Heroes but my twisted mind has hatched another plan and I have thought of something out of the ordinary. As all fanatic Heroes fans I am always trying to predict the next twist in the story of this popular show but so far there have been little or no patterns to follow in the story and Heroes is the type of show that not even if a bullet pierces your skull, death is still uncertain.^_^. This post took me a week to write, hence its length -_-. So I either have too much time on my hands or I am just enjoying Heroes, I have found an interesting comparison to make, and it involves the characters with biblical names in the series!
Biblical Noah
Righteous man instructed by God to build and Ark and save his family as well as one male and female of every living thing of flesh. All of the people of the world are descended from him and his family and he lived to be over 600 years old.
Heroes Noah
Noah Bennet bett
... That you probably won't name your kids:In alphabetical order this time:Number 1 Artaxerxes: Ezra 7:13-28.Number 2 Merodach-baladan: Isaiah 39: 1Number 3 Chedorlaomer: Bereishis 14Number 4 Chushan-Rishathaim Shoftim 3: 8Number 5 Gomer: HOshea 1: 3Number 6 Hadadrimmon Zechariah 12: 11Number 7 Ham: Bereishis 5: 32Number 8 Ishbi-benob: Shmuel 2 21: 16Number 9 Jeconiah: Divrei Hayamim 2 36: 9Number 10 Maher-shalal-hash-baz: Isaiah 8: 1– 3AND TWO BONUS NAMES I COULDN'T LEAVE OUT:Number 11 Nun: Divre Hayamim 1 7: 26-7Number 12 Rabmag: Yirmiyahu 39: 3,13This is only part 1 of the list. There are so many great names in the Bible that are underused nowadays. Please feel free to add your own favourites. Keep watching for 'Top Ten Biblical Names that you probably won't name your kids' part 2. Coming soonThis blog is from Rabbi Sedley. You can see more divrei Torah, halacha and shiurim at my new website RabbiSedley.com.
We live in an age of biblical bunkum, where many people make up their own ideas about what Jesus said, and then claim that their own opinions supersede His. They don’t want to hear about judgment or sin, they just want to justify themselves and seek their own course through life. They ignore hell entirely and expect heaven completely. They live their lives accountable to no one, and expect God to turn a blind eye. Rather than having their names written in the Book of Life, they want to make their mark in the world, expecting to be rewarded for their renown. In other words, it’s not what Jesus has said that is important, it’s what they believe that He has said is important.When I first started writing these devotions more than three years ago, I set out to help our church elders and staff find time to read the Bible and reflect upon God’s Word. I realized that we were all busy and under a great deal of pressure in our lives, so setting aside a few moments in the day to be at one
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The Fall of Islam
First of all, we need to learn what some of the figurative words in Revelation, like “beast,” actually mean. The definition for “beast” can be found in an Old Testament book of the prophet Daniel. In Daniel 7, the figurative word “beast” was defined as world empires that existed during and after Daniel’s time.
1. The first beast in Daniel 7 was a Lion. History shows this Lion beast to be a figurative picture of the Babylonian empire. (Babylon controlled the Holy Land from 606 to 536 B.C.)
2. The next beast in his vision was a Bear. History shows this Bear to be a figurative picture of the Medo-Persian empire. (Medo-Persia controlled the Holy Land from 536 B.C. to 332 B.C.)
3. The third beast was a Leopard. History shows this Leopard to be a figurative picture of the Greek empire (Grecian rulers controlled the Holy Land from 332 B.C. to 65 B.C. when Rome to
Some who know me well will know that I get very riled up when I see Israel sinning and her leaders giving away land that is rightfully God’s in exchange for false peace. I feel indignant when Israel is being condemned and maligned, and when the world turns a blind eye to her troubles.
Nowadays, my wife will be the one to calm me down with these words “Dear, if these things don’t happen, how then shall what God has ordained to happen come to be then?” (I am paraphrasing a little here, but the essence is there).
This coming from a woman who used to scoff at my “doomsday prophet” sayings as she used to call them, ha ha!
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For those of you who are worried about how moral your investments are, their is a solution! I ran across this sites today that that markets moral investing to Christians. I guess this is for the person who is not interested in Adultvest.
I must admit I was a bit skeptical when I first stumbled upon the site, but all preconceived notions of morality and such aside here is what I have found.
The Timothy Plan
From their site:
The Timothy Plan® family of funds employs specific moral screening criteria designed to avoid investing shareholders’ money in any company that has a pattern of contributing to the cultural degradation of our society. As a result, the Timothy Plan’s screens prohibit investing in companies involved in abortion and/or pornography, non-married lifestyles, as well as companies involved in the production of alcohol, tobacco or gambling.
According to their site, and wikipedia, the Timothy plan is a fund company that offers “moral” investments.
Biblical patriarchy is just one theme in the Bible’s grand sweep of revelation, but it is a scriptural doctrine, and faithfulness to Christ requires that it be believed, taught, and lived. This includes the biblical model of the family, the very meaning of fatherhood and motherhood, masculinity, femininity, and the parent and child relationship. It is necessary to emphasize the importance of biblical patriarchy, not because it is greater than other doctrines, but because it is being actively attacked by unbelievers and professing Christians alike.Here is a great article that spells out the Tenets of Biblical Patriarchy.
(Sorry for being out of season, but…..)
We were talking on one of the earlier threads and there was some disagreement over the true meaning of certain scriptural passages. (I must be kidding, right? Here?) It seems like we kept going around and around and around. I was suddenly reminded of another familiar situation where I keep going around and around and around. Christmas.
Or to be more precise, decorating our home for Christmas. I’ve always loved this time of year, I probably even loved it more when I didn’t have a faith (but that’s another story). But I am not crazy about getting everything down from the attic, setting up the decorations and then having to clean up. I especially don’t like having to trim the tree. It is a lot of work.
I used to spend a considerable time making sure that every single strand of tiny lights was evenly distributed on each branch, like my father had taught me. Soon enough I learned how to stand about six feet away and tos
What about the “end-times” transfer of wealth? Is there such a thing? Just who will really get this mega-money transfer? Get your answers now to what is really taking place in the Body of Christ but no one is truthfully teaching.
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First Presby, Nancy Jane Earnest, is going to be telling stories from the Bible at the Bible Storytelling Festival October 12th and 13th in Gray. Nancy is on from 10:45-11:20 on Saturday the 13th. Here is a bit about Nancy Jane:Greatly influenced by the flannel storyboards and crafts of the vacation Bible schools of her childhood, Nancy Jane learned early on that visual cues make stories come alive. When she set out to tell her own favorite stories, she developed a unique style utilizing on the spot illustration and an active dialogue with her audience. She loves to perform Bible stories not only because their spiritual insight transcends the generations, but also because they are as fresh today as they were thousands of years ago.
(Does this guy look familar? Then keep it to yourselves, please.)
The world’s most famous cookbook, the Old Testament, is pretty darn specific about what animals the chosen people could and could not eat. This was quite a list, as can be seen in the book of Deuteronomy;
3 Do not eat any detestable thing. 4 These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, 5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain sheep. [a] 6 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud. 7 However, of those that chew the cud or that have a split hoof completely divided you may not eat the camel, the rabbit or the coney. [b] Although they chew the cud, they do not have a split hoof; they are ceremonially unclean for you. 8 The pig is also unclean; although it has a split hoof, it does not chew the cud. You are not to eat their meat or touch their carcasses.
9 Of all the creatures living in the water, you
Bob responds in Conversations with Bob! Join in! John, I think we just hit the point at which we have serious disagreement. And Crossan has seriously surprised me. I think the prehistory of Genesis 1-11 tell us much more about life in Israel/Judah than they do about the Neolithic age. My underlying assumption about the proper way to interpret the Biblical text is to try and read it through the intent of the writers/editors speaking to their time. So I don’t think Genesis speaks about the Neolithic age. There may be edited memories in the Bible going back to the middle bronze age but not before. I think Crossan has overreached here. The Cain/Abel story is about the cultural clash between the nomadic life of shepherds and the settled life of those who own land and work it. And yes there are certainly aspects of conflict between the nomads and the village people. But this reflects a time in the life of Israel, not the Neolithic age. And notice who is more acceptable to
First off, I know that this blog has readers in Minneapolis and I hope none of you had loved ones involved in the collapse...Here's a cut from the debut album from Roots Reggae group The Congos. If you believe what you read, this is quite possibly the best Reggae record ever. At least that's what about 50 people said on Amazon. And we all know that Amazon customer reviews are like the law, only moreso. It's produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry, which is always a good sign, and the singing is quite good. Best ever? I have no idea. You tell me...The Congos - Sodom and GomorrowActually, I think an even better match would be Saddam and Gamera...... but maybe that's just me.
Here is a bizarre one. Take the quiz to find your biblical name! This is mine. It is somehow oddly appropriate for my posts of late. Just call me "double E" for short... Your Biblical Name Is...Ebenezer EphraimYou will live to see the end of times.What's Your Biblical Name?
A friend asked recently if there was any biblical precedence for life insurance. His assertion was that if God takes care of his people, why carry life insurance.
I would just offer this from 1 Timothy 5:8, “If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
I have offered the opinion in previous blogs that men often think of themselves, and especially their egos and their money, ahead of their own wife and children. In Proverbs 15:27 it says “A greedy man brings trouble to his family”.
Bottom line. It is God’s plan that a husband and father should ensure that his family is taken care of, and I don’t think I would be stretching that same thought to include that a single parent, man or woman, should ensure that their children are taken care of. Please join me in sharing bible verse that supports this idea.
Perhaps you have never given the idea much thought. Maybe you do not see the need to give it much thought. I should mention though, that your perception of what is truth, or the manner in which you obtain your knowledge may be slightly more flawed than you are aware. I am not sure about the rest of the world, but in America, we are constantly bombarded by "science".This week, eggs are good for you. Next week they are bad for you. Tomorrow they will cause cancer.A glass of wine a day is healthy. No alcohol is good for you.We are all familiar with these statements from the scientific community. However no one told you that "science" is not as sturdy as it appears. As a Christian you are under obligation to have a change in epistemology, that is, your theory of knowledge. This article should give you a good introduction to what our view of truth is to be.The Biblical View of Truth
The Hebrew talmud says, "Be very careful if you make a woman cry because God counts her tears. Every tear a woman shed is equivalent of man's sacrifices in life. The woman came...
Like most doctrinal statements, the basic premise of creation is easy to understand at its surface: To glorify himself, God created the universe from nothing, and it was good. Prior to the creation, nothing existed except for God himself. This is called creation ex nihilo, or “creation out of nothing”. This means that there is no matter in the universe that is eternal. If matter existed before God, He would have no right to rule over it and we would have no guarantee that He rules over everything. The universe and the unseen spiritual realm were created to bring glory to God and God was very pleased with the creation, calling it good.
Humans were a special creation of God, created in God’s image, and the pinnacle of God’s creation. Humans resemble God more than any other creature and are called to rule over them. This biblical account is far more encouraging than the secular view that humans are just an insignificant speck in the immense universe.
God the Father was t
So, you might all think this is sort of backwards, but I’m officially on paternity leave, though the baby hasn’t come yet. Mindy, on the other hand, is still working and plans to right up until the baby is born. Before you laugh, I’ve got good reason to be off, caring for Mindy and preparing for the baby to come. I know there is a ton to do, I just am not that sure what some of it is. So, I’m making a list, and I’m gonna try and do as much of the list as I can before the baby arrives. But, seeing as I’ve never done this before I could use some help knowing what things I need to do that I might not have thought about yet. Any ideas?
Alright, the other thing I thought I’d ramble about, since today is Sunday and I try to be a little more spiritual in nature on Sundays, is about Birth. I’ve appreciated the conversation that struck up when I mentioned the idea of birth being a sacrament. If you missed that feel free to check out my post, but
so there's a museum dedicated to creationism... in kentucky (where else?) ... and they made a video about how god created the universe a la genesis...and then this happened:In a video shown at a new museum purporting to demonstrate how God created the universe, actor Eric Linden portrays Adam breathing life's first breath. A jaunt around the Internet shows Linden posing alongside a drag queen on an explicit Web site he owned called Bedroom Acrobat, the Associated Press reports. The Web site allows its network of members to post explicit stories and photos, AP reports. When it learned of Linden's activities with the Web site, the Creation Museum in Kentucky pulled the 40-second video in which he appears. "We are currently investigating the veracity of these serious claims of his participation in projects that don't align with the biblical standards and moral code upon which the ministry was founded," a spokesman for Answers in Genesis, which built the newly opened museum, said in a
While reading non-Biblical ancient Near Eastern documents I could not help but to notice the apparent lack of multiple manuscript support as evidenced by the numerous gaps in the narrative accounts. These stories were not well preserved. A guess as to why might be that these stories were not accurate portrayals of history so they were not treated as history. The Old Testament, however, has at least enough copies in existence to show us the full story. I do not know how many copies that we have for each ancient Near Eastern text nor do I know how many copies we have of the Old Testament, but this argument does not depend on specific numbers. It depends on motivation. The Old Testament was preserved because it is true. The ancient Near Eastern documents were partially lost because they were not. I still have copies of important books I read many years ago because they are important to me in some way and helped to shape my life, but I couldn’t begin to tell you where my childhood copy
As a Christian who is studying to be a Physicist, it is important that I have a proper view of science. To say that science is where we derive truth from is incredibly unscriptural.Here is a great article on Vincent Cheung's website, thought it is actually from the Trinity Foundation.There is no question that humanity has erred greatly on it's incredible trust in science.The Biblical View of Science...who say to a tree, You are my father,and to a stone, You gave me birth.For they have turned their back to me,and not their face.But in the time of their trouble they say,Arise and save us! - Jeremiah 2:27 ESV
MAPS AND BIBLICAL LINKS Mark Goodacre presents good links on Maps in his NT Gateway Weblog. See also a list of more than 50 Blogs about Biblical Studies and good Bible BookshelvesREFLECTION The old words Ad fontes talk also about the best Way for finding truth, grace and life. Biblical studies Bible study Biblical Maps Bible reading -- Andra bloggar om: bibel, bibelläsning, bibelstudium ::
Truly BiblicalJust out of curiosity, as we enter into Passover and Easter season... have you ever read the Bible? Just the odd chapter or Psalm? The whole thing? (Or, almost the whole thing? It's some heavy reading, of course, and those "begats" get kind of tedious.) I might have read the entire Bible once or twice or fifteen times before. And I avoid the whole "thee" and "begat" nonsense by using a modern translation.If so, was it from religious motivation or from a literary perspective? Stuck with nothing else to read in a hotel room the Gideon's have visited? Any combination? Yes.If not, why not? Against your religious principles? Too boring? Just not interested? Something you're planning on taking care of when you get marooned on a desert island? There's no not, so it wasn't too boring, and it's been a long time since the whole desert island experience.And while we're on the subject... what about the other great religious works out there? Are they more to your liking? Lesse
Most Americans don’t know the books of the Bible that compose the canonical gospels, but most Alabamians do. Finally something Alabamians know that most Americans don’t…
Mayor: What do you mean, "biblical"?
Ray: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath-of-God type stuff.
Venkman: Exactly.
Ray: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies. Rivers and seas boiling.
Egon: Forty years of darkness. Earthquakes, volcanoes...
Winston: The dead rising from the grave.
Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together - mass hysteria.
Not to get all Kirk Cameron on you guys, but is anyone else getting a little nervous around here?
Yesterday Buttercup looks, well, not like the 2003 Buttercup, but certainly way better than any Buttercup we've seen since. . . the unpleasantness in 2003. Kerry Wood throws a scoreless inning today and seems to be growing more comfortable with his new relief role with each passing day. Novoa has been banished to Elba. . I mean Iowa. And suddenly (and this is the one that really freaks me out) E6 is looking like Ozzie Smith out there and hitting three-run homers.
And, most remarkably, so far NO ONE's arm has
Eric Auerbach argues that the Bible has a literary quality that is significantly different than other types of ancient literature. As opposed to the oftentimes flat characters of ancient literature, Biblical characters are "fraught with background." There is a figural context to many of the characters seen in the Scriptures. This contributes to the fact that Scripture does not simply claim to portray reality, but rather to present the "only real world." Biblical narratives are not trying to help you understand your world, but are constructing for you an "alternate reality." The real world, the Bible claims, is the one that it alone presents. In the midst of a comparison between Homer's epics and Moses' Pentateuch, Auerbach notes,The Bible's claim to truth is not only far more urgent than Homer's, it is tyrannical. It excludes all other claims. The world of the Script
As promised, here is my defense of the Sacrament of Confession. "dremarshall" asked the following question in the Holy Culture Radio forum:Do you still go to confession, is it important, if so why, and how does that apply biblically.That is a good question, and I am happy to provide the answer.Do I still go to confession? Most certainly! It is a regular part of my spiritual life. Is it important? Most certainly! Why? Because it is the means through which the Lord has willed to forgive our sins, particularly the most grievous ones. Catholics believe that mortal sin can only be forgiven through the Sacrament of Confession (cf. CIC, 960). Normatively speaking, a prayer will not suffice, for John has said: "There is sin which is mortal; I do not say that one is to pray for that" (1 Jn 5:16).The biblical defense of this sacrament usually begins with Jn 20:Jn 20:21-2321 Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." 22 And when he had said this,
One of the most controversial subjects in relation to the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus, is whether or not there is a Secret Rapture of Christians seven years prior to His return.
We know from Paul's writings that at the last trump, when the trumpet sounds the dead in Christ will rise first and those believers on earth will be changed in an instant and receive our new immortal bodies 1 Corinthians 15:51-53, "Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.â€
This raises the question, if there had already been a Christian rapture seven years earlier, why would Paul be telling them that he expects them to still be on earth (remembering that Paul did not know the timing of the Lord's return and wrote with
Here is a compiled reference list of all the Qur'anic and Biblical verses referenced on the Islam from inside website, as well as links to the specific articles in which those verses appear. The Qur'anic verses are listed in sura and verse order....
Tell all your friends you were right all along
Hide from God in a bomb shelter
Conquer the world after everyone has been judged and the good ferried away to Earth 2.0
Live out your fantasies: be both King and Queen at the same time
Get bored with your authoritarian powers, go back to ...
