One of the most heartbreaking stories in the Bible is about two preachers. The story begins with an unnamed prophet (Prophet A) who received instructions from God, to do something with very specific limitations on how it was to be done, and what to do afterwards. Prophet A accomplished all that God told him to do and refused
One of the most discombobulating of revelations that came from our study was about “the Law.” The Law includes the commandments, precepts, and statutes provided directly by God, and those provided by Moses through
Innumerable times during the study, we paused to discuss, explore, and research. Often it was because we came to the end of a saga or book, just to recap. Sometimes it was because we ran into a word or phrase that just didn’t make sense. Other times it was because the implications of what we had just read…
I had a healthy distrust of theology by the time we started the study, so it was relatively easy for me to shove all of that aside — throw it on a heap, burn it, and cast the ashes to the winds. However, as sure as I was about God’s will for us to conduct the study…
At first, it was shocking to find contradictions to my faith in the Bible. Like when I couldn’t find Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny in the text. I honestly did not know that the traditions that we followed for Christmas and Easter were not in there. I didn’t know that the words Christmas and…
Just my opinion... 