Chernobyl (“Wormwood“), may be in a Bible description of The End Times. A giant meteor hits Chernobyl and poisons 1/3 of the Earth’s freshwater, killing many. Even more amazing, The Apostle John described the meteor strike as a mountain dropping from the sky. Keep in mind that no one had ever seen such a big…
Month: October 2019
Alexa, Here’s the Plan of Salvation
A human listens to the commands Alexa doesn’t understand. So, I explain God’s plan of Salvation to Alexa. Fun knowing that somewhere, someone has to listen to The Gospel whenever I’m bored. And, they’re getting paid to listen!
Are You Real?
Being “real” or “authentic” in life carries its own risks. Some will criticize you for being too positive or too negative, often at the same time. Your honest joy and sorrow will draw comments from well-meaning people who seek to fix you one way or another. You will soon realize that these critics live their…
Hoax
Comedian Sarah Silverman has been concerned for her safety, ever since the pastor of Stedfast Church in Jacksonville, Florida, preached that he hoped God would break her teeth and kill her. That’s not what a Christ-Follower should say, especially not a pastor, and especially not on YouTube. So, I phoned the pastor and calmly left…
Church and State Separation in The Old Testament
Even in theocratic Ancient Israel, the Bible taught “SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.” 2 Chronicles 19:11 CHURCH And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and STATE Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the governor of the house of Judah, in all the king’s matters POLICE and the Levites…
Is Suffering Good?
Why does God allow suffering? No one knows the mind of God. On the other hand, I have known God’s heart from sixty years of blessing and struggle, joy and hopelessness, wins and losses, questions without answers. He is good. Life is hard. The World is Broken. Jesus is healing the broken world one broken…
Hours in Babylon
We have 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in an hour because the ancient Sumerians and Babylonians used a base 60 numbering system. It is also how we got 360 degrees in a circle. Not everybody uses base 10
Christian Taliban?
A friend of mine has deep concern about “Christians” acting like The Taliban. A valid concern, if a little overstated. He’s a great guy, so I made what I hope was a polite comment on one of his posts. In the interest of integrity, here is what I said: ———————————— I hope it isn’t rude…