“I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.” Isaiah 48:17 If God Is So Good, What’s Up With All The Bad Stuff In This World? (Part 3 of 6) Last time we introduced what I describe as the “bad tree” …
HOW MUCH DO WE ACTUALLY KNOW?
“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” Romans 11:33 If God Is So Good, What’s Up With All The Bad Stuff In This World? (Part 4 of 6) Last time we decided that what we consider to be our “need to know” isn’t really a need at all. …
Dealing with the Slaughter of the “Holy Innocents”
Have you ever given any thought to the parents of the babies that Herod murdered in order to do away with Jesus? How would they ever be able to deal with their loss? The Catholic Church calls the children “Holy Innocents.” If you’re Catholic you’ll know that the Church even has a special day, usually …
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Making Adjustments (part three)
How are Pharisees at making adjustments? Typically, Pharisees, the ones with the most hard-shelled spirituality are not very willing to modify their ideas on the fly. They tend to be more brittle than flexible in their faith. This inflexibility has a name. It’s uh, umm… oh yeah; it’s called “Religion!” And since the Pharisees are …
