Two Maligned Bible Women
There are two women in the New Testament who are regularly mis-judged by Christians.
The first is the Samaritan woman with whom Jesus talked at the well. Many Christians assume that she had been divorced five times, but Jesus did not say that. He said only that she had had five husbands. It is just as possible that she had been widowed five times. In fact, given the culture of the day, and particularly the fact tha Read more ...
The Bible and Eating Meat
Since a couple of vegans tried to hijack my Facebook post about the National Day of Repentance to push their own agenda and try to tie it to Christianity, let’s take a look at what the Bible REALLY says – and does – about eating animal flesh.
The Biblical account begins with creation, culminating in the creation of man in the Garden of Eden. In Genesis 1:29 God says, “Behold, I have given you every Read more ...