One
group pictures themselves as people created from parts of a dead god. The other
group views themselves as individuals with the presence of a living god. Which
way do you view yourself? Read the complete email at --
Friday, November 15, 2019
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Discovering Ancient Wisdom Embedded in the words of Genesis
As we study
the words of the opening accounts of Genesis we will help you see the its words
through the eyes of the scribes too – and
you will be amazed by the ancient wisdom embedded in stories you may have heard
all of your life. Continue reading at --
https://mailchi.mp/b99891c5fd90/discovering-ancient-wisdom-embedded-in-the-words-of-genesis
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
When My Bible became a Time Machine
For
most of my life, when I read or heard the word “Earth” – anywhere -- the picture that popped into my mind was the familiar
photograph of the Earth that has been taken from space. How could it be anything else! Well
it did!!! Continue reading at --
Friday, November 8, 2019
Abraham was Not Jewish, Christian or Muslim
Abraham
is a key figure in three monotheistic religions whose members make up over one-half
of the world’s population today. That makes him a central figure in Jewish,
Christian and Muslim beliefscapes (belief systems). Continue reading at --
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Hating with a Divine Standard
The
Bible opens with some radical new ideas for the ancient world:
●
The god that created the Heaven and the
Earth “used a standard” to measure its work.
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“Human life” was the highest value on
that divine standard.
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That god also “created all humans in its
image.”
But
one of the most radical ideas of all was this – continue reading at –
Monday, November 4, 2019
Prophets and Prophecies
The
English word “prophet” is a transliteration
of the Greek word προφήτης
which
means “an interpreter of oracles or of
other hidden things.” The Greek meaning is the one many people attach to
the word “prophet” in their Bibles. But
it is very different from the Hebrew meaning -- which is the one that the Jewish Jesus and his first generation of
followers had. Learn more by clicking on --
Friday, November 1, 2019
How Christian Beliefs about Salvation Have Changed (BHC Quick Notes).
Read
a quick rundown of major Christian
beliefs about what is required for one to “be saved” in chronological order at
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