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Christ Viewed As Just A Man
This is my first blog. I want to briefly describe how I began thinking about the Bible after an absence of a number of years. Several years ago, I was watching late night television. I have always believed in God (the god of Abraham, etc.) but at that time, it had been a while, in fact......Read More

Posted on: 2007-10-14 22:18:07 | Rating:

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Free Will
Before I posted this blog today, I wanted to make sure there was an accepted meaning to the term "free will". So, I logged on to Wikipedia and read their article. It turns out, no one agrees what free will is. Some philosphers believe it doesn't even exist. This whole area......Read More

Posted on: 2007-10-15 14:33:06 | Rating:

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A Theory of Christianity
Why did Christ die on the cross? Because the Romans nailed him to the cross. No, I mean, for what purpose did Christ die on the cross? The standard answer is John 3:16...he paid for our sins. But isn't it a sin to view it that way? To understand why it is a sin to view it that way, you......Read More

Posted on: 2007-10-17 09:30:31 | Rating:

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Christ's Change From External To Internal
My last blog talked about the end of physical sacrifices in worship. Very few religions perform animal sacrifice anymore. I think none practice human sacrifice. Yet, both types of physical sacrifice were common 3,000 years ago and, in Christ's time, animal sacrifice was very common. What......Read More

Posted on: 2007-10-18 11:55:07 | Rating:

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Matthew 26:13
"Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her." How many times have you read this and not appreciated what is being said? This is clearly a modified or although new sentence......Read More

Posted on: 2007-10-19 15:36:40 | Rating:

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Christ As A Man Explained
My first blog ever described how viewing Christ as a man could make reading the Bible more fruitful. THIS WAS NOT saying that Christ was a man. Jesus is Lord. But, imagine for example, the Muslims who go to their death knowing they will get paradise. Jesus said he came from Heaven.......Read More

Posted on: 2007-10-21 08:47:06 | Rating:

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A Tree Is Perfect
I normally don't write more than one blog a day. But, I had to share my thoughts on this... The other day, I was taking a walk, and I was sad for personal reasons. Anyway, I was walking on a beautiful tree-lined street and jealousy struck me. I looked at a beautiful tree and said......Read More

Posted on: 2007-10-21 09:22:47 | Rating:

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Noodle and Apple Pie
Home. For some, it is a bowl of hot, steaming noodles in rich broth. For others, home is... hot apple pie or apple strudel or apple crisp... or curry, or cannoli, or a torte, or a tamale. Besides food, it can be a favorite pillow. Or, home can be the twinkling in the......Read More

Posted on: 2007-10-22 11:05:08 | Rating:

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Lord's Prayer
"Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, and lead us not in to temptation, but deliver us from evil." Doesn't the Prayer of Prayers......Read More

Posted on: 2007-10-22 11:16:18 | Rating:

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Evolution Is True
The Lord's Prayer says, "...Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven..." In short, God's will is not being done here on Earth. In other words, ANOTHER will is in effect. Part of that other will is OUR exercise of free will to control the......Read More