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- Why Did Jesus Tell Mary, "Mine Hour Is Not Yet Come" (John 2:4)?
- Matthew 4:18-22: Why Did They Follow Him?
- The Seating Arrangement at the Last Supper
- Exodus 22:2-3 and Self-Defense
- Book Write-Up: The Abomination of Desolation in Biblical Eschatology
- Book Write-Up: Psychology and Spiritual Formation in Dialogue
- The Participatory Model of the Atonement
- Chapters 19, 21-23 of The Stand
- Book Write-Up: The Counselor, by A.W. Tozer
- Book Write-Up: Between One Faith and Another
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- The New American on Pro-Life Laws and Keri Lake
- Tucker’s 5/17/2022 Monologue
- The Z Man: The Party’s Over
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- FAIR: What You Should Really Know About Ukraine
- NYMAG: Joe Biden’s Big Squeeze
- Book Write-Up: The Alchemy Thief, by R.A. Denny
- Book Write-Ups: The Servant of the Lord and His Servant People; Reformation Commentary on John 13-21; Every Leaf, Line, and Letter
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Tag Archives: Judaism
Book Write-Up: While We’re Far Apart, by Lynn Austin
Lynn Austin. While We’re Far Apart. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2010. See here to buy the book. While We’re Far Apart is set in World War II New England. Eddie Schaffer is about to go to war, and the shy Penny … Continue reading
Posted in Brothers and Sisters, History, Jewish-Christian Relations, Pluralism, Religion, Television, Theodicy
Tagged Brothers and Sisters, Christy Award, evangelical fiction, Holocaust, Hungary, Judaism, Lynn Austin, Nazis, Oscar Schindler, protection, Raoul Wallenberg, Road Trips, Robert Price, While We're Far Apart, world war ii
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Book Write-Up: The Joy of the Gospel, by Pope Francis
Pope Francis. The Joy of the Gospel: Evangelii Gaudium. New York: Image, 2013, 2014. See here to purchase the book. The Joy of the Gospel is primarily about evangelism. For Pope Francis, this includes sharing one’s faith about God’s love … Continue reading
Posted in Asperger's, Bible, Religion
Tagged Judaism, Magnificat, Mariology, Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel
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Book Write-Up: A History of God, by Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong. A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. I just finished a library copy of this book, but I decided to buy a copy for myself. They run … Continue reading
Goldman’s Chapter on Hinduism
For my write-up today on Ari Goldman’s The Search for God at Harvard, I’ll talk some about Goldman’s chapter on Hinduism. Goldman opens this chapter with a conversation between a Hindu teacher and his pupil. The pupil repeatedly asks how … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Esther, Life, Religion, School
Tagged Ari Goldman, Brahma, Esther, god shiva, harvard divinity school, hindu teacher, Hinduism, Judaism, Krishna, Religion, Shiva, The Search for God at Harvard, Vishnu
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Enjoying the Tree
In The Search for God at Harvard, Ari Goldman talks about a conversation that he had with Louis Jacobs, a Jew who was teaching Jewish studies at Harvard Divinity School when Goldman was a student there. Goldman had just heard … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Life, Religion
Tagged Ari Goldman, documentary hypothesis, harvard divinity school, inerrancy, jewish belief, jewish rituals, Judaism, Louis Jacobs, Religion, Sabbath, sabbath observance, spirituality, The Search for God at Harvard
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James' Ramblings 