Today’s Word
In Case You Missed It
On 2 July I offered a free seminar, “50 years of questions,” a personal reflection on my spiritual journey. Here is the link for the audio or video of that session. Audio https://ivebeenskipped.s3.amazonaws.com/Fifty-years-of-questions/Audio/Fifty-years-of-questions.mp3 Video https://ivebeenskipped.s3.amazonaws.com/Fifty-years-of-questions/Video/Fifty-years-of-questions.mp4 We are disembarking today and traveling by train back to Parma. I’ll be back tomorrow with a new series on…
On the Way Back Home
Today we are sailing the Amalfi Coast on the way back to Rome – and a train home after 30 days on the ship. No text investigation today. I need some recovery time. But I will leave you with a few citations from Jewish scholars that should encourage you to think about things. “ ….
The Rational Apologetic
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NASB Believes – In an online document entitled, “How to Motivate Anyone to Become a Christian,” the author offers the following as “compelling” proof (I will not cite this source) that…
The Invention of Religion (2)
But I confess this to you, that in accordance with the Way, which they call a sect, I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and is written in the Prophets; Acts 24:14 NASB The Way – After these recent studies about the development of heresy as a tool…
The Invention of Religion (1)
But I confess this to you, that in accordance with the Way, which they call a sect, I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and is written in the Prophets; Acts 24:14 NASB Sect – If you’ve been following my comments on Daniel Boyarin’s book Border Lines, you…
Painful Days – A Reflection
Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am wretched. Heal me, for my limbs are stricken. Psalm 6:2 Robert Alter My limbs – On the 30th of April of this year, I wrote a piece about the excruciating pain I was experiencing in my left knee. I asked for your prayers (thank you). I wrote…
