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JEALOUS HUSBANDS ARE IN THE BIBLE. Along with a remedy for a man’s jealously of his wife. If he fears she’s sleeping around, he takes her to the priest who makes her drink dirt water and dried ink scraped from a written curse. If she gets …
I HAVE BEEN HOUNDED IN MY HEAD FOR A MONTH. It’s about a question someone begged me to answer. “I’m begging to have questions [answered] about some of Paul’s attitudes.” Others beg to know why the God of the Old Testament would order Israelites to …
I GOT A TOUGH QUESTION THIS WEEK. It was about some of the Apostle Paul’s seemingly unChristlike attitudes and bad advice. The writer didn’t ID which ones. He didn’t need to. Paul sent runaway slaves back to their slave masters. …
IT’S ODD ADVICE FROM A BEAT-UP PREACHER sitting in jail. Apostle Paul wrote the people of Philippi, a city in what is now northern Greece, “I’m imprisoned” (Philippians 1:13 Casual English Bible). Then he said, “Focus on …
I’VE BEEN CREATING YouTube and Vimeo videos about the Bible for several years, with good and bad results. The videos have been seen by millions of people, which is good. But have you tried reading comments on YouTube? That’s a tough crowd. We …
I HAVE A HEADACHE. I rarely get them. But the Bible book of Leviticus is giving me a whopper today. You know those story lines where people get caught in a time loop? Like the movie Groundhog’s Day? That’s what Leviticus is like: …
This is controversial, but I wanted to try to quickly and objectively explain why some Christians back Israel even though the Israeli government continually confiscates land that Palestinian families have lived on for centuries.
A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER changed my life with one sentence. That sounds like I’m exaggerating. But, you be the judge. It’s a short story, just a little longer than a sentence. I took an English class in creative writing. Or maybe it was just a unit of …
ONE OF THE BEST PSALMS of the 150 in the Bible is a psalm that goes wild with thanks to God for taking care of us: Psalm 139. It’s actually a controversial psalm because some Christians use it to wage a battle against abortion. Other Christians …
A FEW MINUTES AFTER MY BROTHER DIED of COVID-19 on December 30, my sleeping sister dreamed that he came to her with a message. What he told her makes this seem like more than a dream. If it’s not a glimpse into heaven, it sure seems like an …
THIS IS A PSALM CATHOLICS SKIP when they read through the Book of Psalms for their private devotions. But many would say it’s the perfect psalm for American political leaders today. Bible prayer for rotten leaders Launching a lethal, failed …
WHEN MY LITTLE BROTHER in early December fought COVID-19, I waited for what I expected would be a life-or-death phone call. It was Day 9 on a ventilator, for Cliff. I was told that physicians and nurses were going to try weaning him off the vent. …
