For many people, the stories of the Bible seem like tales from a faraway time - like an epic high fantasy story worthy of the modern big screen. Our current cultural fascination with modern mythological characters is just a reminder that human beings have always been suckers for a good…
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The Unknown God
THE UNKNOWN GOD A few years ago, the pastor of a church in my town announced a thrilling new sermon series: “The Dark Night Rises.” Posters went up with the dramatic title superimposed on the silhouette of the caped crusader himself. The marketing worked on me, at least – I was…
Unclean Meat
Unclean Meat Seventh-day Adventists are a unique group among Christians (generally speaking) because they have stricter standards about food. While many Adventists choose to be vegetarian or vegan for health reasons, the baseline requirement is that those who do eat meat only eat the clean meats, which means rejecting the…
Denominations
Denominations Some time ago I a was a guest at a non-denominational church service, and I was so distracted by this modifier – “non-denominational” – that I could barely pay attention to the service itself. As the expertly-styled praise band sang medleys of Christmas carols over a synth beat and the youth…
Esther
Esther In our study of the Bible so far, we’ve seen a lot of seemingly fearless heroes. Samson kills a thousand men with the jawbone of a donkey. Ehud sneaks into the palace, action-movie style, and kills the bad guy. David fights wild animals and giants, and gallivants through…