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Israpundit: OUR CROSS TO BEAR It is this emphasis on the blood and suffering of Jesus that I find so disturbing. The fact that God would require Jesus to pay such a price “for our sins” may say a lot about how Mel perceives our humanity, but what picture of God are we left with–a Continue reading qotd 2

Jews on Mars

Gotta have some levity here in the morning to get me through this week… Jews on Mars In a stunning development, we have learned that there is life on Mars — but not the kind that had been anticipated. The first indication, based on the current U.S. space mission, came when the small roving vehicle Continue reading Jews on Mars

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Some people are waiting for a final, apocalyptic war. But the final war is not fought on battlefields, nor at sea, nor in the skies above. Neither is it a war between leaders or nations. The final war is fought in the heart of each human being, with the armies of his or her deeds Continue reading qotd

reading very old books

Okay, I’m a biblical scholar. Sort of. A beginning one, at least. Hey, I’ve read over 80% of the so-called Old Testament — how many other people can say that? Especially the high and mighty ones who always try to make a holier-than-thou point of being better-than-me? Yeah, thought not. What’s gotten me cranky on Continue reading reading very old books