Monthly Archives: March 2017

Why Does God Feel Far Away?

[ad_1] The guitar screeched out the first chord and the drummer pounded on the bass. Everyone jumped to their feet and belted out the words to one of my favorite praise songs. But instead of joining in, I glanced around the room. Most of my friends were clapping their hands and swaying to the beat. […]

Satanist students advertise lamb sacrifice and Bible-burning event at Clemson University

[ad_1]   (Wikimedia Commons/hager.angie)The Tillman Hall at Clemson University.Students at Clemson University sparked outrage over an advertisement for a lamb sacrifice and Bible burning ceremony to “commemorate” a new chapel on the campus. A group of students referring to themselves as the Clemson Unorthodox Neo-Satanic Temple advertised the event on a flyer that was found […]

Can You Become a Virgin Again?

[ad_1] It sounds ridiculous. Become a virgin again? Why not ask to relive last week? Yet if you’ve had sex, you may be saying, “I’ve asked for forgiveness. Now please tell me how to answer people who want to know whether or not I’m a virgin.” Maybe the best answer to the question, “Are you […]

Be wary of advising kings

[ad_1] A torah scroll. (photo credit:REUTERS) A plain reading of the Bible would seem to indicate that advising foreign rulers is a good idea. The two most famous examples, Joseph and Mordechai, enjoy a meteoric rise to prominence. And they seem to deftly manage their respective ruler’s impulsiveness and even use it to their advantage. […]

God’s Waiting on You

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[ad_1] Elias Howe was working nonstop on his new invention, the sewing machine, but no matter what he tried, the stitches turned out sloppy. He was so focused on the problem that one night he dreamed he had been kidnapped by a group of tribesmen and given twenty-four hours to finish his invention! When his […]

The Bible Says What? God “dwells in the Tabernacle”

[ad_1] I’ve been thinking about a famous section of Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed – his most famous philosophical text, which tries to reconcile aspects of the Hebrew Bible that seem incompatible with a philosophical point of view. In this section (Book Three, Chapter 32), Maimonides explains why the Tabernacle, and subsequently the Temple, were not for […]

The Bible is more than you think it is

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[ad_1] Libraries were important sources of information when I was a child. We would sit for hours doing research for projects. While my children were at school, my wife often took them to the Krugersdorp library. I still remember how the books were shelved according to topic – science, history, geography, biology, sport or hobbies. […]

RORY REPORT: Tips and tricks for studying the Bible

[ad_1] Rory Dee For The Leaf-Chronicle 1:49 p.m. CT March 3, 2017 I will openly admit it. I am horrible at keeping up with my own Bible study. I’m on the worship team at church, I go to a Sunday night teens Bible study, I attend Relevant (Wednesday night youth group), but when it comes […]