One of the most troubling images in Jesus’s teaching is the sorting of the sheep and the goats (the “sheep” being the “righteous” who are rewarded with eternal life, the goats the “unrighteous” condemned to punishment). At first glance the stakes appear to be “heaven” and “hell,” with our human actions the determining factor in...
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Understanding the Bible 25: A Case Study in Making a Difference!
This episode is guaranteed to make you SMILE! And, if you’ll let it, it might just change your life. Because today we hear the story of one, self-described “ordinary guy” who decided it was time to make the world a better place. That guy is Todd Miller, co-founder (along with his lovely wife) of Global...
Understanding the Bible 23: Demons, Exorcisms and the Reality of Evil
Is there such at thing as Evil? Not just as an adjective – describing the character of an act or even a person – but as a thing in and of itself; evil with a capital “E”? From the biblical perspective, the answer is: yes. There is a force, a drive within creation that...