For the many thousands of Facebook users who read some parts of or all of my 10 essays on the Commandments and often shared them on your own timeline – my heartfelt “THANK YOU!” The hundreds of “Amens”, words of encouragement, compliments and comments were each read and deeply appreciated. According to the understanding God […]
In Bible times, a day was measured from sunset to sunset – “evening and morning were the first day” [Genesis 1:5]. Jesus was arrested in the night (Tuesday night, as we count days and nights) in the garden of Gethsemane and brought before the high priest and then before the Roman governor of Israel the […]
This post encapsulates the most startling discovery I made during the research for my book. I’m still amazed by the change in my perspective since that discovery. Quoted (with some updates added) from Chapter 10, pages 254-256 The End from the Beginning (The Origin of Western Civilization) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1718091494?ref_=pe_870760_150889320: What should be of considerable interest to Christians […]
4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. Genesis 3:4 (NKJV) Are you going to die? Of the myriad millions of humans who have been born since the beginning of time, every one of those millions has died. Speaking of only natural human life, there is no doubt that the serpent lied […]
Before December 25th each year, some Christian preachers and teachers will again tell the simple story of the “Magi”, the “wise men from the East”, who “followed a star” and knew approximately when and where Jesus would be born and came to Palestine seeking Him. Do they ever tell you who those men were or […]
There is a political/religious philosophy taught by Jesus and recorded in the Bible that is almost universally misunderstood. It is taught in most churches as related to the evils of accumulation of wealth. It is, in fact, a commentary on the nature of individual and collective behavior and of social and political organizations. “No person […]
