Favored Son Outside of Jesus, Joseph has one of the lengthiest stories in the Bible, following him across hundreds of miles from birth to death, from riches to rags to riches again. This story also sets into motion the birth of Israel as a nation, one particularly favoured by God.…
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Father Abraham - Ishmael & Islam
Father Abraham - Ishmael & Islam Who can forget the towers burning?For many college-aged students, the events of September 11, 2001, are a strange memory. The mental images of smoke, destruction, and crumbling buildings are unforgettable, and yet at that time, many who were then young children could not…
Theodicy (Many Waters)
THEODICY (Many Waters) Why does God allow suffering? In the 3rd century BC, the Greek Stoic philosopher Epicurus wrote: “Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then…
ONE (Gender Equality)
Gender Equality Did you know that in North American culture, until the 1940s, baby boys wore pink and baby girls wore blue? “The reason,” [explained 1918 trade publication Earnshaw’s Infants’ Department](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/?no-ist=), “is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is…
Two Trees (Like Gods)
Two Trees (Like Gods) In Genesis 3:1-7, Adam and Eve are living in perfect bliss in the Garden of Eden. They have only been given one instruction: do not eat from the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Then the serpent invites Eve to…