Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Which Jesus Model Are You Using?

 


Matthew, Mark and Luke are called the Synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar or sometimes identical wording. Their linguistic models of Jesus are similar, but not identical. John’s content and linguistic model of Jesus, stand in stark contrast to those of the Synoptic Gospels. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/77dbb92ed693/which-jesus-model-are-you-using


Monday, July 18, 2022

Same words. Different punctuation marks. Very different stories.


Exploring Biblical Heritages increases the awareness of how brains process information. At the subconscious level, brains use high speed neural circuits to make its “best guesses” -- which are right about 60 to 80% of the time. Explorers develop skills to move beyond “best guesses” to more accurate information. Continue reading at -

 

Friday, July 15, 2022

What Does the Creator Value the Most?

 


The Creator in the first story in Genesis uses a standard to judge the results of His actions. That standard is central focus of the story – and the whole Bible. It reveals what God values the most. Continue reading at –

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Which Model for Love Does Your Brain Use?

 


How studying the biological functions of the brain became part of Exploring Biblical Heritages and why every Bible reader and believer should understand it. Everyone in America has a right to believe whatever they choose, but the public should clearly understand that beliefs generate corresponding behaviors. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/345abfffabfd/which-model-for-love-does-your-brain-use


Wednesday, July 13, 2022

How Does One Love God?

 


The answer to that question depends on the context and which meaning of “love” we use.  The English word “love” is defined in most dictionaries as -- “an intense feeling of deep affection.” In other words, “love is what one feels.” Is that how we love God? -

Thursday, July 7, 2022

The Biology of Beliefs and the Creation of Individual Realities

 


Individual realities emerge from the brain’s billions of zapping neurons with their trillions of synaptic connections. It is from this inner universe of synaptic constellations that everything we think and feel and do emerges. The human capacity for belief, the specifics of belief, and complex belief structures -- shape our daily lives, our societies, and the world around us. Continue reading at -


Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Exploring Biblical Heritages Requires an Awareness of the Biology of Beliefs: Part 1

 


Exploring Biblical Heritages requires learning what “human” means from science. No generation before us, in the history of mankind, has understood this information. It transforms the way we understand human behaviors. It is amazing to me that there are similarities between 21st century scientific discoveries and wisdom principles embedded in the first ten chapters of Genesis. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/c7d7c1480150/exploring-biblical-heritages-requires-an-awareness-of-the-biology-of-beliefs-part-1