This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series God: Christianity and Islam
What religion was Abraham?
After all – he is claimed as the father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoonLittle boy blue and the man on the moonWhen you comin’ home dad?I don’t know when, but we’ll get together then sonYou… Read More
THE CHURCH OF GOD II – Wednesday August 23rd 2017Memorize: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of t… Read More
The Great Commission and The End Times – Is the completion of one the beginning of the other?
When the Great Commission has been fulfilled, will The End Times begin? Are we… Read More
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. This tells of a time when we won’t cry anymore. Will this be the greatest miracle in the Bible? Maybe that depends… Read More
Have you ever heard of a “Grown-again Christian”? Me neither. But that term came to me this morning. It should be one. I mean – too many Christians… Read More
The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. It’s a pretty common saying. It’s most likely to be used when something bad happens. Like it’s supposed to make pe… Read More
Are all Christians supposed to be the same? Are the angels in the image below what Christians are destined to be? Will we all end up dressed in white robes and singing worship so… Read More
In April, the New York City Board of Elections (NYCBOE) received a late delivery of 1,077 pieces of Mail from the United States Postal Service, including what turned out to be 828 Absentee B… Read More
Is Abraham really the father of three religions?
What religion was Abraham?
He is claimed as the father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
But is that really correct?
I first w… Read More
This entry is part 41 of 41 in the series The problem of ...
Wives submit to your husbands? Seriously? Isn’t that outdated? Sexist? Wrong?
Well, actually, no &ndas… Read More
Swallowed
– Fierce Fiction by George Ayliffe
When we made love, I thought of nothing but the parakeets. They were four floors below in Samantha’s study. I feared they were starv… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court took No Action on Friday on the Future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. It now appears likely that the Court will Not take up the Issue du… Read More
Blessed are the poor in spirit. Seriously? The poor in spirit are blessed? That sounds so backwards! It’s even more strange when it’s translated as happy… Read More
Is Islam right about Christians believing in three “gods”?
Let’s start off by addressing the question of whether or not Muslims and Christians actually believe in the same… Read More
Did the Pope really change the Lord’s Prayer? He did. Sort of. Pope Francis did change the translation of the Lord’s Prayer. But the original Greek remain… Read More
A funny thing happened on the way to writing Distractions. I got distracted. First, it was going to be an update to something I wrote almost eight years ago. Somehow… Read More
People never really leave the office. That’s one of many things that have changed over the past decade. At least according to 247temp.com. I remember pretty much nev… Read More
I was diagnosed with cancer a few days ago. It reminded me that Christians often say, “God’s in control”. But some problems go along with saying that. Lik… Read More
Binge-watching shows is the norm. At least according to 247temp.com.
Binge-watching shows is the norm - a decade of changes is article #7 in the series: Ten years of life… Read More
Blessed are the pure in heart. What does that even mean? In this day and age, do we even know what the word “pure” means? And what’s meant by the word hea… Read More
Trust in God; Trust also in me. Question – who is “me”? Is it me, the person writing this? Is it the preacher you listen to Sunday morning, or whatever da… Read More
What a tangled web we weave when we’re double-hearted. It happens a lot. We want one thing. We know we should want another thing. It’s like those old comm… Read More
Do all religions lead to the same God? When Americans were asked to react to the statement, God accepts the worship of all religions, including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, more t… Read More
Do American Christians care about truth at all? That should be a dumb question. Dumb in the sense that all Christians care about truth. Don’t we? Sadly, appare… Read More
2020 has been a difficult year. COVID is all over the world. With it comes various restrictions that make people upset. What seems to get lost is the more than 1,000,000 (1 million) peopl… Read More
Is Islam right about Christians believing in three gods? I don’t mean what people think their religion teaches. And I’m certainly not talking about what people think, reg… Read More
Does Christianity really say wives submit to your husbands? Well, that depends. The English words say that. Unless we take the time to read the rest of the sentence in which they occur… Read More
Steve Bannon may be looking to point the Finger at Trump by employing a "Public Authority Defense" in his upcoming Trial for Contempt of Congress.
Bannon, Trump's former Adviser, is facing… Read More
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Is my latest cancer update good news or bad news? To be sure, in many ways, it’s good news. Probably very good news. And yet, it’s hard not to feel something like the father w… Read More
Did David really write a Psalm asking: Is there a relationship between sin and illness? No. And yet, it’s a question that comes up from Psalm 6. Too often, we behave like Job’… Read More
Did David really write a Psalm asking: Is there a relationship between sin and illness? No. And yet, it’s a question that comes up from Psalm 6. Too often, we behave like Job’… Read More
Is anyone good enough for God? That’s a question lots of us probably ask. Often, we probably think we’re not good enough. Depending on what we read in the Bible, that conclusi… Read More
God saves us from our enemies, but who are they? In Psalm 18 David goes into great detail about his enemies. Old Testament enemies. But who’s the real enemy today?
Once again, we… Read More
Do complaining Christians make you want to avoid church? It might. Sometimes, maybe it even should. However, having said that, it depends on who’s complaining, why, and to whom? Be… Read More
Stop and smell the roses. Then love their creator. We usually hear “stop and smell the roses”. But there’s so much more to life than “just” doing that. So m… Read More