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Was Jesus Really a Socialist? (Part 2: Torah and Natural Rights)
Recap In Part 1 of “Was Jesus really a Socialist?” we considered more than the fluffy and emotionally satisfying notion that socialism means sharing and caring. Some Christian leaders with…
Was Jesus Really a Socialist? (Part 1: Three Kinds of Socialists)
If you are an emotional thinker, it is easy to respond emotionally rather than logically and rationally to bumper sticker claims like, but not limited to “Jesus was a Socialist,”…
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Bemoaning “Naked” Baptisms & Klinefelter syndrome
Had a brief engagement the other day with a person who seemed bent on using an out of context fact about some early church baptisms among the Greek believers to…
Top ten most outrageous moments I’ve Had in Church
Two pieces of prolegomena: 1. Sorry for the length. 2. This is not just a whining session. I’m going somewhere with all of this. I think it will be worth…
“Egad! You Painted Yourself as Jesus!”
I am not an art historian, but as I understand the matter, it was not uncommon for great painters of old to put themselves into Biblical scenes as either the…
Empathy, The Christian, & Charlie Kirk (Part 3: Desire vs. Need)
The Story of Our Trilogy We began this three-part discussion looking at the manipulative presentation of Charlie Kirk’s statements about empathy. His enemies took them out of context and gave…
Empathy, The Christian & Charlie Kirk (Part 2: Useful Idiots & Emotional Thinkers)
In our last session together…1 Please, feel free to lie down on the couch, that’s why it’s there… Gooood… is that comfy? So, in our last session together, we discussed…
Empathy, The Christian, and Charlie Kirk (Part 1: Context Matters)
Oh that darnable quote from Charlie Kirk, “I can’t stand the word empathy. Actually, I think empathy is a made up new age term… that it does a lot of…
God Song: Is There Any Defense for AI Music?
The Original Plan In the early days of writing songs and using AI to create the music that I envisioned for the song, I put a lot of energy into…
God Song: Why I Use AI to Create Music
Oh the Possibilities I’ve wanted to write songs for many years, but being limited in time and energy and having to work to support my family, I made hard choices…
Fear, the Future, and A.I. as a Tool for Believers (A.K.A. Why and How I Use A.I. as a Believer)
I have no intention of mocking people who are concerned about the astounding power of A.I. I too grew up on movies like Colossus, Westworld, and Terminator. I’ve seen all…
‘Til Passions Cool Do Us Part? Arranged-Marriage vs. Love-Marriage
How’d I Get Here? Here is an article I never figured I’d write. I’m a Caucasian American of Scottish/Irish/Native American Descent raised in New England by a Southern mother. I…
Hermione Granger, Violence, & Basic Sense
Actress Emma Watson, who earned her rights to shape public opinion and policy through her arduous educational endeavors playing a smarty pants witch, named Herione Granger, in the Harry Potter…
A Big Easy Lazy Lie
Once “they” convince you that all the suffering in the world is caused by one easily identifiable group of people (Oppressors) with all the advantages and all the power… people…
A Monochromatic Blaze from Multispectral Anguish… Yeah, You Read that Right
Ephesians 4:26: Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. Proverbs 15:1: A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word…
Is Cremation a Sin?
Is it a sin to cremate the Dead? When I was a kid in Church, it was common to hear adults reference the cremation of the dead as a sin.…
Hems, Tassels, & Weird Encounters: 1 Samuel 15, Part 3 (Video)
This is the last installment of the 1 Samuel 15 discussion before we move on to the garment imagery in Numbers 15 with the giving of the tassel. Worth every…
Hems, Tassels, & Weird Encounters: 1 Samuel 15, Part 2 (Video)
Will the wonder never cease? Keep watching to learn about the power of garment imagery in the Bible and how understanding it opens the true meaning of many texts. …
Hems, Tassels, & Weird Encounters: 1 Samuel 15, Part 1 (Video)
This is the first of a long series looking at garment imagery in Scripture. Keep watching as these unfold… you’ll be glad you did. We have several the look first…