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What Would Life on Earth Be Like?

  At our meeting last night, I used a new example to explain the meaning of the words of very well-known prayer. They liked it so I thought I would share it with you today. It was a Jewish prayer in the first century, and became a Christian prayer later. It was a prayer that Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor and I talked about many times. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/c6d7bf2f6230/what-would-life-on-earth-be-like
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Formal Burial Customs Appear in Israel 110,000 Years Ago

  The Hebrew University in Jerusalem posted this article today: “First burials: Compelling evidence that Neanderthal and Homo sapiens engaged in cultural exchange.” The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant not only coexisted but actively interacted, sharing technology, lifestyles, and burial customs. For more information - https://mailchi.mp/e8c211cdf163/formal-burial-customs-appear-in-israel-110000-years-ago

Do You Know What Christ and Son of God Mean?

  The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ , the Son of God. The verse above is Mark 1:1 from the New King James Version. It contains two titles of Jesus that are found throughout the New Testament . Readers of most English translations cannot see the meanings of two key words because the translators transliterated the Greek words instead of translating them. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/59d4bdaaa330/do-you-know-what-christ-and-son-of-god-mean

What Difference Does the Story You Tell Make?

  The laws of nature govern many of the physical changes of your body, but the primary factors in determining your identities at different ages are stories that you hear, believe, and retell . Human institutions are also formed from stories, and over time, their stories usually change, too . These changes are usually linked to specific events, for example when Jesus became the Son of God. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/597431f22651/what-difference-does-the-story-you-tell-make

The Universal Genesis Alliance

  Aspects lists are found in multiple ancient cultures of the Middle East. This accumulation of aspects serves to produce a sense of understanding of the field as a whole and provide wisdom for making decisions and judgments. These lists are part of legal documents called Alliances and Covenants. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/44968bc59f36/the-universal-genesis-alliance

Establishing Justice and Maintaining Order Together!

  The last positively identified Akkadian text comes from the 1st century CE. The ability to read the Akkadian language faded into the distant past until 1767 CE, 9 years before the Declaration of Independence. The Stele of Hammurabi was discovered in 1901. It would be another century before it before its relationship with the Bible would be heard by people outside the circles of scholars. Today it is helping us better understand the Bible. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/5043d3d7d828/establishing-justice-and-maintaining-order-together

How Did We Get Here?

  One can point to multiple trends that knocked down our wiser selves. Traditional institutions that have drawn us together around more noble purposes have been overtaken by political messages. The “ Greatest Generation ,” which filled our country with a sense of moral purpose after World War II, is gone. Civility has largely broken down. Differences of opinion have now become occasions for unleashing vitriol, identifying those holding alternative views as not just misguided but evil and dangerous. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/b99fa33b82f3/how-did-we-get-here