Unknown Beliefs Models that Can Destroy Relationships!

In the last email I told the first part of a story about Eric and his girlfriend. Everything was going great until she put up a Christmas tree in their apartment. What happened next sounds a little crazy:

 A verbal fight between a Jewish man with no religion

and a woman who was a lapsed Christian

over a religious thing!

Take a moment cogitate on that!

Read the whole story at --

https://mailchi.mp/3d31232105f7/unknown-beliefs-models-that-can-destroy-relationships

Living in an Epidemic of Aversion

Feelings of repugnance; a desire to avoid or turn way from someone or something; or a general feeling of dislike; or the desire to extinguish the behavior. That is the meaning of “aversion.” Simply read posts on social media, watch TV news programs -- “Aversion” seems to describe “the new American reality!” Continue reading at --

https://mailchi.mp/4cde7981e44c/living-in-an-epidemic-of-aversion

You probably do not know what you were created to do!

The Kingdom of the Creator is a “Kingdom of ADAMs.” “ADAM” is a Hebrew word that traditionally is translated man, mankind, or Adam (the name of a man). But, we must also be aware of “meanings defined by the context” in which a word appears. In this case, the contextual meaning is more accurate than traditional options. However, most Bible readers have never heard that meaning. Continue reading at --

https://mailchi.mp/84a0417d6f7d/you-probably-do-not-know-what-you-were-created-to-do

The Creator did His Part: Now It’s Up to Humans.

The author of the First Story the Bible divided the story into three distinct periods.

1. From the creation of light through the creation of the two humans (completed actions).

2. The Creator’s blessing of the humans (completed actions).

3. The fulfillment of the Creator’s blessing by humans (incompleted actions).

There are important things members of the ancient audience saw in the story that modern readers cannot see. Continue reading at --

https://mailchi.mp/66282c9e1ec8/the-creator-did-his-part-now-its-up-to-humans

Some things creatures “created in the image of God” need to know about each other and their DNA.

Every year the entire Babylonian society was reminded of where everyone belonged and how they related to each other -- gods, kings, members of the kingdom and foreigners. The king was reminded of his responsibilities to the gods, his subjects and foreigners. And the entire society learned how their king should act! Continue reading at --

https://mailchi.mp/60fb58ff19fe/some-things-creatures-created-in-the-image-of-god-need-to-know-about-each-other-and-their-dna

Why Did Our Kingdom Fall? Why Didn’t Yahweh Protect Us?

Why Did Our Kingdom Fall? 

Why Didn’t Yahweh Protect Us?

Abraham’s descendants no longer controlled the land Yahweh had given to Abraham. Yahweh’s temple had been destroyed too. Ezra and his team of scribes wanted to find answers to these questions. The book of Genesis contains the answers they found. Continue reading at --

https://mailchi.mp/15607440390e/why-did-our-kingdom-fall-why-didnt-yahweh-protect-us

Let God out of the Religion Box when you read the Bible.

In the ancient world, gods were as much a part of everyday realities as smartphones are today – physical signs of gods were everywhere in ancient cultures. Gods were not neatly compartmentalized and stored away in “religion boxes.” Therefore, when we try “to see the words of the Bible through the eyes of their ancient sources” we must view them in light of all aspects of life. Continue reading at --

https://mailchi.mp/be2e58bed5a4/let-god-out-of-the-religion-box-when-you-read-the-bible