A few years ago, Joshua Harris – author of “I Kissed Dating Goodbye,” did offer more details: My heart is full of gratitude. I wish you could see all the messages people sent me after the announcement of my divorce. They are expressions of love though they are saddened or even strongly disapprove of the…Continue reading “What’s up with “Famous” Christians “Deconstructing” their Faith? – Part 2

I am intrigued by this addition, since it shows exactly where Paul got the word he “invented”.  He was clearly taking the two Greek words “male” and “sex” from the Greek version of the Leviticus passage and pasting them together… I have no idea how this would be confusing.  He actually didn’t even use the words that…Continue reading Engaging with Homosexual “Clobber” Passages – Part V

My former student continued with the points she found interesting: In response to Romans 1 and Paul’s other letters, I found this interesting viewpoint. “That’s a great question because Paul could have used many words if he intended to blast gays and lesbians. Yet Paul used none of those available words, choosing instead to coin an interesting…Continue reading Engaging with Homosexual “Clobber” Passages – Part IV

No one is hiding the ball here. This is the abortion stance of the Secular Progressive Crowdmodern worldview when it comes to abortion. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-04-16/right-to-an-abortion-means-a-right-to-have-it-for-any-reason-and-the-freedom-to-tell-your-doctor In this article, the editorial board of the LA Times is making the case that recent laws that have passed in various states are wrong and unconstitutional.  Laws that make it illegal “for example,…Continue reading LA Times Article on Abortion

…The passage, so that you know actually goes like this: “tiskab et zakar miskbe issah hiw toebah” The word that seems to be his point of contention is miskbe. Tiskab mean to lie down.  Hebrew words typically have several meanings – sometimes several dozen meanings!  It makes it one of the toughest languages to translate.  This word literally…Continue reading Engaging with Homosexual “clobber” passages – Part III

A former student had recently read a series of books and arguments regarding the “clobber” passages in the Bible about condemning homosexuality.  She was curious about several of their arguments.  I started with a look at the main author – K. Renato Ling. I do not want to make an ad hominem error – and I am not…Continue reading Engaging with Homosexual “clobber” passages – Part II

By Janine Coles Islam, M.D. Residency trained PM&R at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN / Medical school – Tulane University School of Medicine / F.A.A.P.M.R, Fellow American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / F.I.A.I.M.E, Fellow, International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators I work for a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation clinic. At the clinic I strive to…Continue reading Community prevents you from losing your mind.

So, I have made my case at minimum for a common vocabulary… and maybe even a way to discuss and debate individuals and their role in this society. I think it is an example of a reasonable option that we could all take. Plausible… Possible?  I accept perhaps not.  The divisions may be just too deep. However,…Continue reading Dr. Seuss, schools and cancel culture. I have a serious idea (not kidding) – Part 3

Do we Remember them or Honor them? Should this person go into the “Honor” file or the “Remember”  file? Remember: If we choose to remember the person, we would limit them to specific things we might: Teach about the complexities of history in history classes & texts, put statues, etc. in museum type locations.   This is…Continue reading Dr. Seuss, schools and cancel culture. I have a serious idea (not kidding) – Part 2

News flash: Trending: “a human being was a complex mix of wonderful traits and achievements but also a frail, fallen person with some shameful aspects of their lives.” Someone, please stop the presses! (insert eye roll emoji here). Sorry to start with sarcasm, but I feel like this is something that all humans should be…Continue reading Dr Seuss, schools, and cancel culture. I have a serious idea (not kidding). Part I

Ok, go back and look at those questions – I know that those questions are not directly from the Bible but I think they take hold of the biblical concepts and dictates… and honestly, those 6 (ok, I know it is more like 20 altogether) questions are really for people who have already experienced the…Continue reading When to Leave a Marriage (Including 6 Questions) – Part III

Make sure and go back to Part I if you haven’t read it yet… At the simplest level, though there is still much debate over this, there are two potential motivations for divorce found in the Judeo/Christian Holy Bible (the source for the teachings of Jesus Christ and His immediate followers). The First is infidelity/sexual immorality.   Jesus is…Continue reading When to Leave a Marriage – (Including 6 Questions) – Part II

Some Thoughts (and 6 Questions) about When to Move on After a Spouse is Unfaithful I am a Christian. That means radically different things to different people, so I better explain before some people stop listening because of how they interpret those 4 words. It is not a result of or outcome from a political…Continue reading When to Leave a Marriage – (Including 6 Questions) – Part I.

Considerations From Andrew Sullivan “America’s New Religion”… “Now look at our politics. We have the cult of Trump on the right, a demigod who, among his worshippers, can do no wrong. And we have the cult of social justice on the left, a religion whose followers show the same zeal as any born-again Evangelical. They…Continue reading Crowdmodern – A Worldview Stormfront – Part III

This ethic allowed the dominant worldview to accept – tolerate – other views and opinions and even practices that were in direct opposition to it!  The common Christian saying was to “love the sinner; hate the sin”, so that people who were living in opposition to the worldview were still to be loved! This powerful ethic…Continue reading Crowdmodern – A Worldview Stormfront – Part II