How to Read a Bible References OR “Who the #@#$ is 'John' and is his watch stuck at 3:16 or something?”

How to Read a Bible References OR “Who the #@#$ is 'John' and is his watch stuck at 3:16 or something?”

Learning to read Bible references is like learning to walk, talk, or wipe one’s own arse: you cognitively understand that someone helped you acquire proficiency at these skills, but often have no memory of the event.

Trampling the Heads of the Poor into the Dust & Denying Justice to the Oppressed (Amos 2:7a) [A Card Talk on the Book of Amos]

Trampling the Heads of the Poor into the Dust & Denying Justice to the Oppressed (Amos 2:7a)  [A Card Talk on the Book of Amos]

Here we present some historical and textual context to from the book of Amos, and see it's message of social justice still (sadly) applies in the present.  We ask what fire will fall in our lives if the acts of inhumanity to man continue to be perpetrated not just out there, but in here, within the community, within the household of faith?

The Bible's Odd Silence On Necrophillia

The Bible's Odd Silence On Necrophillia

We are not advocating the practice of diddling dead bodies. Repeat: we are not saying you should get down with the departed. No horizontal dancing with the deceased. You shouldn’t make the beast with two back with the bereft. BUT the Bible's silence on the matter is interesting.