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Aha, the light dawns. The double (triple?) wall around the DNC convention worked so well, they can suddenly see that they really do work to provide security! (Any, they now have more than enough new voters from around the world, it will not hurt to keep the rest out for the time being.) My...

Thank you for your post. Well put. And here is what gentle Jesus advises: 15 “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every...

Thank you for your post. The prophet Jeremiah would agree, since God commanded him to speak the following: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.“ (Jeremiah 29:11) It is indeed a succinct...

Now, where have we heard that before, about the benefits of studying the Old Testament? Aha! Romans 15:4—For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures, and the encouragement they provide, we might have hope.

Thank you for posting. So: Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Penninah (1Samuel 1). “Panahana” (appropriate!) was in fact a bully (or is it a harpy), perpetually, verbally torturing childless Hannah. But lying? (Anyway, another black mark for polygamy.) Blessings.

Thank you for responding. You appear to take my comments as disparaging, which they were not intended. Actually, having thought more about what your mentor said, and your response, there might be something to it (although not likely convincing to typical members of this forum, many of whom...

Thank you for your post. What your mentor proposes sounds lovely, and I can imagine a spouse having a very real dream about a lost loved one (a number of relatives have related such ”encounters” to me). But the previous commentators are correct to ask: where does your mentor find biblical...

Thanks for the clarification. Question: is it not conceivable that the Torah existed orally (primarily) at the time of Moses? Blessings

Thank you for your question. Some research about the 40-year journey of Moses and the Israelties shows that most of it was indeed west of the Jordan, but considerably south of the Dead Sea. (Check on maps of biblical Paran and Hazeroth, for example.) The journey took them east of the Dead...

Thank you for responding. Ok, Jacob was a piece of work, yet God chose him to fulfill His purposes. What judgement awaited Jacob upon his death, we can only surmise. King David? Another of God’s anointed, and another flawed individual, given to self-serving lying, but through him came...

Thank you for your post. An excellent topic for discussion. First, see Leviticus 19, especially Leviticus 19:11. On the other hand, see Exodus 1:15-20. The midwives, charged by Pharoh with killing Hebrew boy babies, did not, but instead saved them all, but told Pharoh that the Hebrew women...

Thank you for your question. The Bible says two people began the entire human race. (But perhaps you have trouble with the time needed versus the time allocated. You are encouraged to try some population calculations, as well as migration times required for travel from, say, The Garden to...

Bravo, kudos, and blessings for the work you are doing. May your efforts turn many to God.

Thank you for sharing. Coincidence or God working with you? (E.g., Esther 6) My own prayers for help are often answered by a resource appearing for no apparent reason. Perhaps you have had similar experiences. (Ruth 2.) And then there is a phenomenon rationalists call the “aha factor“...

Thanks for asking. Pain is a gift from God: it tells us we have a problem, some external or internal source that is damaging our bodies. (There is also anguish—mental pain—which is another message for us. We pray that you might discover the source of the pain and its cure. Until then, may...

Thanks for asking. Primary Resources— The commentaries in Biblegateway and Biblehub. The sermons and commentaries by Alister Begg (TruthforLife.org). Blessings.

Welcome to the forum. So, you wrote a book titled, “The Life and Death of Lioamb.” Were you inspired by C. S. Lewis’s “Chronicles of Narnia”? What message(s) do you hope to communicate? Peace and blessing.

Thank you for reaching out to us. The answers from others are sincere; hopefully, they will benefit. There is no question your faith is being challenged. Blessings to you who remain faithful. There are many reasons for Christians to ask these same questions: some are persecuted dreadfully...

Thanks for sharing. In many respects your culture mirrors our own. You are correct: self-centered people tend to drift away from God, and may not be aware of the damage they inflict slowly but surely on their society. You are also correct that an existential crisis can focus people’s attention...

Thank you for posting. A few questions about your view of the culture in Israel: Is Love Thy Neighbor actively practiced? Is the norm merely considered to be Good citizens paying taxes to the government, which eventually takes care of some of those who have difficulty taking care of...