What’s the importance of a “land flowing with milk and honey”?
Eighteen times in the Bible, we read about a "land flowing with milk and honey". ... I mean - it's not like the land was literally flowing with milk and honey. That would be one heck of a lot of cows and bees - and all that milk and honey ...
The problem of Good Deeds and Faith
Any attempt to say that we must have faith and do stuff above and beyond that to earn our salvation - it takes away from Jesus' death, as I mentioned - but it also takes away our only means to judge for ourselves whether or not our faith is real ...
Jesus is my co-pilot?
Still want to be your own pilot? If not - like the earlier quote said - switch seats! ...
Joel Osteen – “God uses people to push you to where you’re supposed to be.”
Yes - it sounds like I'm picking on Joel Osteen. Sounds like I'm even judging him. ... So I'm not picking on Joel Osteen. I'm reminding us - all of us - that God really did leave us to take care of things for Him. Yes - with the Holy ...
This is what happens when you don’t believe in God
Without recognizing that we are special because we have the breath of life from God - I supposed there's a lot to be afraid of. Thinking that machines will self-actualize, like HAL in 2001 A Space Odyssey, could lead one to be afraid of AI. Knowing that it takes the ...
What if God split the sea, but no one walked through?
Lots of people know about God parting the Red Sea to save His people from Pharaoh. What if you were having problems? And what if God offered to part the figurative "Red Sea" in your life - the thing or person causing those problems? ...
The problem of faith, hope, belief and knowing
The concern here is that when we say things like we "know" certain things because the Bible says so, we run the risk of turning people off to the message we are trying to give. Something that was meant to be caring and loving can be construed as something that ...
Science vs God – The Concepts of String Theory
Given that I'm a "lowly mortal" and not perfect - I need to be sure you get this next part. What is suggested here is only a possibility - a possible explanation of why we might perceive these 11 dimensions. I make no statement as to what God actually did, ...
Evolution debate will soon be history?
One of the warnings we get from Jesus is this - Mt 10:32 “Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven." Like I said - the question ...
Keeping up to date
We both thought this notebook was up to date - "following the law" so to speak. It wasn't. But - no one checked - so no one knew. And it can be that way with our lives too. If we don't check - we can get way off the path ...
