The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again <they> started wailing and said, “If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate <before this> at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic. But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this <same […]
If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor … Yes – Jesus did say that. And that’s what the Giving Pledge folks joining Bill & Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet are doing. But isn’t there more to being perfect that just giving lots of money to
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Special effects in movies are awesome, aren’t they? No. Not really. OK. Not at all. The new Ghost Busters is coming out soon. If you’re old enough – remember when it came out? It was so cool. Well – it’s out again. The original. For just a few showings. Partly to get more money,
“”It’s a test, David. Don’t you see? I bet those demons told God that you would run with your tail tucked between your legs at the first sign of difficulty.” She shoved her finger downward. “But God said, ‘No! Not David Chance!’” Yes – the image at the left is kind of cute. And
God or the Devil – who is winning you over? More
“We continue to hear from many people on the debate over <fill in your favorite conflict> that our current <fill in your church “rules”> contains language which is contradictory, unnecessarily hurtful, and inadequate for the variety of local, regional and global contexts,” the proposal said. “We will name such a Commission to include persons from every region of
When conflict arises – what does / should a “church” do? More
… the Chinese government continues to make heavy-handed moves to rein in Chinese Christians. In the name of maintaining safety and beauty”, the CCP has bulldozed churches and torn down crosses all painted red as reminders of the blood shed by the faithful when Mao Zedong’s troops tried to erase their faith from China almost
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What’s the real problem of Global Warming? Arrogance. Here in California where I am, you can no longer build a house with a fireplace. At least “regular” people can’t. I’m sure that with enough money and loopholes, the rich people can do it. But the average person can’t. Because we will make global warming worse.
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Do politics and religion really make strange bedfellows? They concluded that many Christians left the church because of the church’s active affiliation with conservative politics. You’d better believe it! On both sides. But the issue I have is why “the church” aligns itself with either side of politics. And since they do, why isn’t
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Whoever has my commands and keeps them … Jn 14:21 Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him. OK – but what are those commands – and
Whoever has my commands and keeps them … More
Is there popcorn on the floor in Heaven? Or peanut shells? There’s no killing people there. But what about the “little” things? Like popcorn at the movies? Or peanut shells at a hockey game? If you look up popcorn and peanuts to see if they’re even in the Bible – they aren’t. For
Is there popcorn on the floor in Heaven? More
