“Lot prevents violence against the angels” Original by Aldegrever, 1555 [Updated 23 November 2013] According to the standard outlined above, gang rape would definitely relabeled as abominable and perverse. Even so, what does “righteous” Lot do next? He offers his own virgin daughters to divert the mobsters away from…
An example of a genealogy chart 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan [his grandson, not his son]; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 26 And he said,…
“The Garden of Eden” by Thomas Cole 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: ~ 2Ti 3:16 Do you believe the above? Really? I would suggest that if you do not, you need to…
… because of the way the Bible is written anybody can prove anything from it. ~ [redacted] I have stated before that when my parents began attending the Worldwide Church of God (WCG) in the 1970s, when I at first I would hear references to “Mr Armstrong” then I thought they…
…Fly me high through the starry skies Maybe to an astral plane Cross the highways of fantasy Help me to forget todays pain (chorus) Ooh dream weaver I believe you can get me through the night Ooh dream weaver I believe we can reach the morning light ~ Gary Wright,…
A poster for Waste Lagoon, which is really a Norwegian rock band, but it seemed fitting. This morning, I read the article “You are made of waste“. You may think of yourself as a highly refined and sophisticated creature—and you are. But you are also full of discarded, rejected,…
The Jefferson Bible was supposed to solve problems, but it created a few of its own “Haste makes waste,” right? Or, are there exceptions? There’s the saying that “Cleanliness is next to godliness”, but what does that saying really mean? The saying “God helps those who help themselves” is often…
“Moses with the Ten Commandments” Original painting by Rembrandt Is a car an automobile? Careful how you answer. I like to think about things and put them in logical categories, but there is always a danger in doing so. A few months back, Seth Godin wrote “Your first mistake might…
“Fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah” From Bible Pictures with Brief Descriptions by Charles Foster, 1897 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. ~ Ro 8:7 We are instructed numerous times in the NT to come…
Ancient Qumran lamp from time of King Herod’s reign 9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. ~ Ac 19:9 Christianity, especially in the…