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Secret Disciples 26 Aug 2013 | 03:03 pm
At the time of Jesus’ burial, two men are ready to take a risk. Both appear to be members of the Sanhedrin, a ruling body of Israel. One is Joseph who had been a secret disciple of Jesus for fear of o...
The Wrath of God 22 Aug 2013 | 02:57 pm
Is God angry with us, even furious to the point of threatening to kill us, until we accept his Son, at which point he begins loving us? One thing is clear, those who read and believe the Bible must do...
2 Ways to Read the Bible 18 Aug 2013 | 02:23 pm
A friend and co-worker recently passed along some thoughts that he’s had about our natural inclination to miss the big story of the Bible. Jeff, is a licensed counselor who has a deep concern about ho...
Brain Scans, Free-will, and Fate 14 Aug 2013 | 03:03 pm
A fascinating, though disturbing, article in the BBC online News Magazine asks the question, “What Can a Brain Scan Tell us About Free Will?” In weighing the struggle of science, theology, and philoso...
Degrees of Sin 12 Aug 2013 | 02:57 pm
Is all sin alike in God’s eyes? Our last conversation about God’s words to Moses—that, to our ear, can sound so self-contradictory (Exodus 34:5-7)— have raised a question about degrees of sin. Seems t...
How Can This Be? 8 Aug 2013 | 04:53 pm
How could one of the most wonderful and repeated quotes of the Bible be tied so tightly to one of the most fear inducing warnings of God? I’m thinking of what the LORD of Israel said to Moses on Mount...
The Threat of Terrorism 6 Aug 2013 | 02:55 pm
An 8/5/2013 alert on a Homeland Security website says, “There are growing concerns that an al Qaeda affiliate could use a new generation of liquid explosive, currently undetectable, in a potential att...
Mercy Prayer 2 1 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm
In commenting on yesterdays first Mercy Prayer post, cbrown wrote: “I would like to share portions of a 9 page letter I received from an inmate I met in prison ministry who has been sentenced to a lif...
The Mercy Prayer 31 Jul 2013 | 03:03 pm
In the Discover the Word recording studio today, I’m looking forward to our interview with Robert Gelinas, author of a book that is releasing in the bookstores this week called, The Mercy Prayer. In p...
How we Read the Story 28 Jul 2013 | 02:58 pm
In considering the idea of bargaining with God, we referred to a moment in Jacob’s life that can be read either as a condition of negotiation, or as a vow of faith. (Gen 28:20-22) Jacob was either at ...
