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HEADS EXPLODE over this question. I’ve seen it happen. We’ve talked about this question in my Bible study class. People in the group explored reasons why some Christians don’t believe there was a literal Adam and Eve, or a flood that covered the …
< IT’S BAD ENOUGH that folks remember Herodias as Galilee’s First Lady of Don’t Mess with Me—for getting the head of John the Baptist served up on a platter merely because he called her a sinner. But she had stink left in her after killing John. In …
TO KNOW WHAT FRUSTRATES ME as a Christian author, picture the angel Gabriel with an iPhone. He’s flying around inside a church that hasn’t been built yet, videotaping the fly-through with his phone. Afterward, he posts the video in hi-def on Vimeo. …
WE’VE DONE TERRIBLE THINGS, many of us. Probably most of us. Maybe all of us. No wonder I recently got dished up this question: If I could ask God one thing, I would ask “Does He really forgive me?” I picked this as the Bible question of the week …
IT’S THE BIBLE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Debbie Baker Coffman, a redheaded friend of mine from long before gray hair started sprouting on our heads. She gets a free book for asking the question politely. Here’s her question: How was the …
1. ABOUT THE TIME MARY GOT PREGNANT, Caesar Augustus ordered a census. He wanted to count everyone. 2. This was the first census the Romans took after Quirinius became Syria’s governor. 3. Folks went to their hometown to register. 4. Joseph did, too. …
IT’S THE BIBLE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Wayne P. Sacchi, a repeat offender when it comes to asking questions. He also gets another free book for this. I’m going to paraphrase his question because it’s kinda lengthy, with …
I’D HAVE SOLD MY DAUGHTER to a man in the good ol’ days of Bible times. That’s pretty much what was going on back then. A gal’s dad met with a guy’s dad and cut a deal. Heck with love. You can learn that stuff. That was the philosophy, which seemed …
[Here’s a flashback to a post from last Christmas season…a gentle reminder.] WHY GET UPSET that the city outlaws nativity scenes on public property? Why complain about Wal-Mart greeters wishing us Happy Holidays instead of Merry …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Tommy Hartman, who wins a free book for bothering to ask. Here’s his question: The number 1 question I get all the time from people who question my beliefs is the one I can’t answer. It’s this: “With the …
I PARAPHRASE THE BIBLE as part of a new Bible study technique I’ve been trying out. It helps me see the Bible in a different way. I compare a bunch of translations, and I think about how I would try to put the same stories and teachings in my …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Jessica Pritt, whom I would guess has short hair…or wants to. She starts her question by pointing to a Bible verse: 1 Corinthians 11:6. I’ll give it to you in a moment. Here’s her question: Many people …
