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Why Jesus was so threatening

Glocal Christianity: Why Jesus was so threatening.

Are We Giving the Devil to Much Credit?

Follow me for a tic as I journey through my totally random deep thought for this week. 1) There are a finite number of demons (apparently 1/3 of a certain number fell Rev. 12) 2) They are not omnipresent or omnipotent 3) There is one devil or accuser or satan (pick your title) 4) They [...]

Oh…it’s prayer then sex then sleep. Got it.

(keep your comments clean) Roman Catholic couples are being encouraged to pray together before they have sex. A book published by a prominent Church group invites those setting out on married life to recite the specially-composed Prayer Before Making Love. It is aimed at ‘purifying their intentions’ so that the act is not about selfishness [...]

I’ve Heard of Bad Days…But Come On!

Tisha B’Av (the ninth of Av) begins at sundown Wednesday (July 29). According to a Talmudic passage (Taanit 26a), five things happened in history on this date: (1) The Exodus generation was told they would die in the desert. (2) The first Temple was destroyed by the Babylonians (586 B.C.E.). (3) The second Temple was [...]