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“Covid Amnesty” — What is the Biblical Response?
Late last month a columnist for The Atlantic named Emily Oster published an article titled Let’s Declare a Pandemic Amnesty. I meant to write a response to it back then, but life got busy — as it does — and here we are now...
Blogging through Song: King Without a Crown by Matisyahu
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God’s Judgement after the Cross
I made the mistake of reading the comments on a Ruth Graham quote the other day...
A Passover Gift
With Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread starting tomorrow, I thought I would take a moment and share the messianic Seder that I put together for my family. It's inspired by the traditional Jewish Passover tradition but incorporates the Gospel of Jesus and certain things were amended to suit our family (i.e. changing the… Continue reading A Passover Gift
Thoughts on Emergency Preparedness and the Ant
With rising gas and food prices, inflation, and the like, perhaps it's time we talked about emergency preparedness.
Finland, “Hate Speech”, the Church, and Civil Disobedience
Let's take a biblical look at "hate speech", the Church, and the question of civil disobedience. Is it appropriate or is it sinful?
The New Warzone: Dealing with Social Media and The Polarization of America
Below is an article I posted on Medium. It was more or less a journal entry so it doesn't have the links to articles and verses the way my normal posts do. God bless! What can we do to get it right these days? It seems like no matter what we say or do, someone… Continue reading The New Warzone: Dealing with Social Media and The Polarization of America
Election and the Mystery of the Nazarite Vow
So one issue that I’ve dealt with for a long time now (and many others have as well) is that of election. In case you don’t know what I am talking about I am not talking about campaigns, voter fraud, and Super PACs; biblically the concept of election refers to those who are saved and to whom… Continue reading Election and the Mystery of the Nazarite Vow
Christ Pantokrator of Sinai, or God is Love/Justice
The portrait above is known as Christ Pantokrator of Sinai, also known as the Sinai Christ. It was thought to have been commissioned by the Emperor Justinian for St. Catherine's monestary. I first saw this painting in university during a class on the history of Christianity, and it's stuck with me ever since. Now I've… Continue reading Christ Pantokrator of Sinai, or God is Love/Justice
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