Question – Should you read from one Bible or more than one? Answer – You should have a primary translation of the Bible that you study. It’s good to have a consistent reading of Scripture when you’re digging deeper – observing, interpreting, and applying the Bible to your own life. Become familiar with its wording – [...]
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Of one and many Bibles
Posted in Bible, memorizing Scripture, questions on July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Weak, Just Weak
Posted in Apologetics, Bible, Dennis Prager, questions on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I listened to an interview with Vincent Bugliosi on a podcast of Dennis Prager’s radio talk show, and was surprised – not in a good way. Bugliosi’s latest book, Divinity of Doubt: The God Question, is his case for agnosticism. He is neither a theist (one who believes in a divine being) or an atheist (one [...]
Why Do We Still Sin?
Posted in Books, Christian life, obedience, questions on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When we believe in Jesus Christ – that is, repent of our sin and put our faith and trust in who Jesus is and what He’s done – the Bible says we have “died to sin” (Rom. 6:2) and that we are to consider ourselves “dead to sin” (Rom. 6:11). Why is it, then, that [...]
On Blaming God
Posted in gratitude, questions on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why do we blame God when things go wrong? (Sidebar: We could also ask why, if we blame God for bad circumstances, why don’t we credit Him for good things? That’s something for another time.) I’ve narrowed it down to four basic reasons: First, we have certain expectations about life. We’re convinced, somehow, that [...]
How Long?
Posted in Christian life, prayer, questions on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Question – “How long should I pray for something or someone? Answer – That’s a good question! Sometimes we think that because God knows everything, including what we’re going to pray for, we should only pray for something once or twice and leave it at that. We may even think that anything more would [...]
Just Wondering
Posted in questions on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Did Jesus ever ask, “What Would I Do?”
Are They Related?
Posted in Books, questions on May 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
At Costco recently, I saw a book entitled 23 Minutes In Hell sitting in a large display of beef jerkey (right in front of one of the bags). Are the two related? Is a statement being made about the relative merits of that particular brand of beef jerkey? Does the author of the book think [...]
