July 17th, 2020 I just finished reading 1 Kings and I’ve got to say that was a tough one to get through. The Book of 1 & 2 Samuel at least had a good narrative. I would have gotten done with it earlier, but I’ve been rather busy this particular week. My work has been …
July 15th, 2020 I just finished reading The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason and I wanted to discuss it a bit. I think about personal finance quite a bit and about how I can make the most of what I have. This book lays out several lessons for people to follow if they …
July 14th, 2020 As I continue my exploration of the Bible and think more about Biblical literalism I can’t help but think about the debate between evolutionary theory and creationism and whether creationism should be taught in schools. It should be apparent by this point that I don’t think the Bible should be taken literally …
As I read through the Bible, there are things that I would like to explore further. I stopped short of diving into classical Greek myth because I felt that it would detract from my exploration of the Bible and the foundations of the Judeo-Christian Religion, but I would like to get back to it at …
As I read through the Bible (currently about halfway through 2 Samuel) I have had thoughts about people who take the Bible to be literal. Ken Ham, a Christian fundamentalist, is a strong advocate of taking the Bible to be literally true and has taken steps to promote this view throughout English speaking countries such …
As I was reading Classical Myth by Barry B. Powell, I came across a section that discussed the culture of Ancient Greece, specifically the practice of pederasty. Isolated from the female sex for much of their twenties, young Greek men would court young boys for the purpose of friendship and sexual pleasure. This was usually …
I think it goes without question that the Judeo-Christian tradition and the Greco-Roman tradition have both influenced the Western world in profound ways. It is not simple to say that one thing gave us this and the other gave us that, but rather the two traditions have intertwined throughout the thousands of years they’ve existed …
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I finished reading the Book of Judges last night and a particular verse stuck out to me. Judges 21:25 (also 17:6) states “In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.” Judges 21:25, NLT Since this was the last verse in the book and knowing that …
I made a goal of reading the entire Bible cover to cover starting with Genesis and ending with Revelations. I’m reading the NLT translation and I’m currently about halfway through Joshua. I decided to write about what I’ve read thus far. My goal is to 1) actually read what is written and 2) to see …
I read somewhere that said a person’s 20’s are the most difficult time of a person’s life. The reasoning was that this is the time that you transition from not knowing who you are to getting a better idea as to what your life is all about. I read this in response to some feelings …