Tag Archives: scripture

Biblical Evangelism (Continued)

It is a peculiar Western obsession to worry about going to Heaven. People in the Old Testament didn’t talk much about going to Heaven. It’s not as if they didn’t know about it. Granted, a large percentage of the uneducated … Continue reading

Posted in prophecy | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Biblical Evangelism

Apparently, someone needs this message again. First, let’s stop approaching this from from the Western viewpoint. See it from the Hebrew mind of Christ. Jesus was by no means a Western man and Western thinking is hostile to His message. … Continue reading

Posted in religion | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Biblical Evangelism

Lord, Heal Our Lands

You might be surprised what it means when you make that prayer — “Lord, heal our land.” The whole thing is cached within the Hebrew intellectual tradition. It goes all the way back to the Covenant of Noah, with references … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Lord, Heal Our Lands

The Power of Transparency

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” This is a distinctly Hebrew concept, though it is recognized in other cultures. In Hebrew intellectual traditions, the heart is the seat of the will, the seat of your … Continue reading

Posted in sanity | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Power of Transparency

Job 5

Eliphaz continues to manifest an inflated ego. He is utterly certain his contentions are self-evident and that God could never do anything perplexing to humans. He advises Job to choose anyone he likes as judge, because they would say the … Continue reading

Posted in bible | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Job 5

Job 4

As we dig into the comments of Job’s friends, we need to keep one thing in mind: They are passing judgment on Job’s words, as if a private complaint among friends is tantamount to defaming God. Meanwhile, they ignore his … Continue reading

Posted in bible | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Job 4

Game: Raw Manuscript Ready

For those determined to see an advanced copy of my next book, A Christian Guide to the Sexual Marketplace, you can grab the raw manuscript here (gone). It’s currently in Word 97 format.

Posted in meta | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Game: Raw Manuscript Ready

Dehumanizing Charity

It’s possible to kill your neighbor by feeding him when he’s hungry. That is, in the sense you dehumanize and enslave him without actually making things any better. In biblical morality, simply preserving life is not a good moral value. … Continue reading

Posted in prophecy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Apolitical Christ

This is a prophetic warning. You don’t have to care how I feel; God’s wrath will fall on people who drag His name through the political activist mud. Jesus could have been king several times over, but avoided it because … Continue reading

Posted in prophecy | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Apolitical Christ

The Sorrows of the Day

The work of the Lord is changing people. It’s my work, too, but only in the sense I am just a messenger. And when God does His work in the human heart, sometimes I’m there as a spectator who gets … Continue reading

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on The Sorrows of the Day