March 28, 2024
Thou Shalt Be Strange
Bible, Biblical word definitions, Christian, church, discipleship, exegesis, faith, kingdom of God, looking different from the world, true Christian, world

Thou Shalt Be Strange

Are Christians supposed to be “peculiar people?” At first blush this might seem true, and it is in some ways (1). However, it is false if one means that we have to be “strange”,  “weird”, or “peculiar.” Biblical exegesis seems to be the issue here, the Bible passages are being confused on who is doing […]

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antibiotic resistance, biology, cells, DNA, genes, genome, intelligent design, superbugs

“Superbugs” In Sewage

Image source: Iqbal Osman/Flickr. “Superbugs” have been found breeding well in Chinese sewage plants. Tests at two wastewater treatment plants in northern China revealed antibiotic-resistant bacteria were not only escaping purification but also breeding and spreading their dangerous cargo. Joint research by scientists from Rice, Nankai and Tianjin universities found “superbugs” carrying New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase […]

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Bible, Christian, evangelism, Martyr

The North Korean Christian

Photo used under Creative Commons (stephan). As we you are reading this, are you afraid for you life? Are you about to be killed? 33 Christians in North Korea have been sentenced to death for starting churches. “…33 North Koreans will be put to death in a cell at the State Security Department” (1). To be […]

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Reading Someone Else’s Mail
Bible, Christian, church, exegesis, traditions

Reading Someone Else’s Mail

We already talked about description vs. prescription. I want to give you a good example of this thinking in process. It is the story, “description”, in Jeremiah 35 about the Rechabites. Rechabites. This group of people obeyed their “father” by living in tents, not drinking wine and not planting crops. God blesses them because of […]

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apologetics, Bible, Christian, church, discipleship, evangelism, exegesis, forgiveness, kingdom of God, questions, religion

Big Thoughts on Christianity

These “big thoughts on Christianity” have been rattling around in my head. These are areas in my life that I have been trying to work on. Hope you can also put these principles to use! Focus on Scriptural Integrity. 1) Reading passages/verses in context reduces error and poor exegesis.2) Coming to the Scriptures to understand a concept, […]

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