Randy Richards' "Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes" cautions Western Christians against bringing their cultural assumptions to the great task of reading, understanding, and applying the Bible to their present-day lives. ...
Anyone whos had some religious upbringing has probably heard of Joseph. He was mockingly called the dreamer by some jealous brothers. In short: God gave him some dreams and the ability to interpret them, [ very rare gift that comes from God ] very few people if any has the real ...
If we are going to have a better picture of what conversion is, then we need to have a clearer picture of what the end, the telos, is. Gordon Smith gives the following qualifiers for whatever the end is as: both for individuals and corporate, ...
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The LDS church said on its website that “the church does not prohibit the use of caffeine” and that the faith’s health-code reference to “hot drinks” “does not go beyond (tea and coffee).” ...