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One of the great accomplishments of my friend Dr. Mike Heiser (Dr. Michael Heiser – Biblical Scholar | Author | Semitic Languages Expert (drmsh.com)) before his death was helping some percentage of conservative and fundamentalist American Christians loosen their death-grip on their logical definition of inerrancy–a definition that has produced more atheists in the past…
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SOCIAL SPECULATION? One of the things I do that I hate most is my mind naturally wanders to wondering what people think and feel about me. “Well, enough about me. Tell me about yourself! What do you think of me?” My parts that worry what others think of me start…
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The author of Genesis clearly limits the omnipresence of God. The Lord walks in the Garden with Adam and Eve in the evenings. When they anticipate the Lord’s arrival and hide, the Lord calls “Where are you?” Stories in Genesis repeatedly describe God’s “hearing” about violence, even the voice of the slaughtered crying from the…
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In Matthew 22:1-14 Jesus tells the parable of the Prince’s wedding party. What is missing from the story is the bride. Revelation 19:1-9 offers the Apostle John’s elaboration on the parable, and makes it clear the bride is actually all of the righteous guests who come to the wedding wearing the white robe of righteousness. …
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Perhaps I am alone on this, but often, when I find myself retreading old ground internally, repeating old patterns and habits of thought, I feel a deep sadness tinged with frustration. Periodically I feel angry and down on myself–disgusted maybe–when I realize I’m struggling with the same issues yet again that I’ve struggled with for…
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