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None of These Diseases

A Look Behind God's Ancient Laws Authors: S.I. McMillen & David E. Stern Anyone who has spent any amount of time with the Old Testament is familiar with the seemingly endless laws, the daily thou shalts that get down to the level of when and where to relieve oneself, what foods can and cannot be eaten, when to rest, and even when to wash and when to quarantine. As children, these sections seemed tedious, but as adults we start to wonder about these ancient laws that seem to have more to do with the health and wellness of God’s people than [...]

2022-08-20T14:21:00-07:00August 20th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , |

God Is a Man of War

Tackling the Difficult Concepts in the Old Testament Author: Stephen De Young I discovered God is a Man of War through a YouTube recording of Father Stephen de Young discussing perceptions of unsubstantiated violence and brutality recorded in the Old Testament. De Young’s logical arguments and his willingness to address the proverbial elephant in the room drew me to reading the larger, more in-depth work from which he was drawing summary arguments. De Young starts out quite in-your-face with a refreshing honesty. The verses, even the entire chapters, which we as a society find distasteful and downright disturbing are there and [...]

2022-07-26T09:20:34-07:00July 17th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Is God a Moral Monster

The Old Testament & Our Questions Author: Paul Copan In Is God a Moral Monster? author Paul Copan dissects those verses and chapters in the Old Testament that everyone from the veteran believer to the adamant atheist finds inexplicable and disturbing. If our God is one of mercy and love – why did He tell the Israelites to commit genocide against the Canaanites? Why is slavery accepted in the Bible? Why is the Old Testament populated by weird laws and rituals? Why was Abraham asked to sacrifice his only son? Why are women treated as possessions for sale? Why are foreigners [...]

2021-08-08T14:36:40-07:00August 8th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , , |
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