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Making the Invisible Visible to Create Peace!

  We are living in an AI driven echo chamber that constantly streams opposing positions through corporate and social media. The result is increasing hopelessness and helplessness in the minds of people immersed in those information streams. Clearly the sources of these conflicting streams of information are political parties, human rights groups, and religious groups. A common polarization generator is opposing positions in which words found in Christian and Jewish Scriptures are presented as proof they are both right. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/b173460fb24d/making-the-invisible-visible-to-create-peace
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What Happens When Someone Takes Your God Captive?

  I was reading an ancient Persian story today about what happened after Persians captured the Babylonians in 539 BCE. Prior to being conquered by the Babylonians, they had conquered many kingdoms and brought their treasures and kings back to “ The Gate of the Gods .” What does that mean to you? Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/d0e767d89a9e/what-happens-when-someone-takes-your-god-captive

Life with Many Gods or Life with Elohim

  My previous email, Discovering the First Truth Claim in the Bible , focused on Genesis 1:1-2. It introduced the first Truth Claim in the Bible : There is only one Elohim . In order to understand the impact that the Torah had on human lives in the ancient world, we must view what living with the gods was like for people in the nations that were neighbors of Israel -- Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/c7946d7cea7a/life-with-many-gods-or-life-with-elohim

Discovering the First Truth Claim in the Bible

  Now let’s turn our attention to “ the first truth claim in the Bible .” It is linked to a Hebrew word to Genesis 1:1 – “ In the beginning Elohim created the skies and the earth.” Unless you know the difference between translation and transliteration, you will never be able to see it. This email with show you the differences. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/761796291174/discovering-the-first-truth-claim-in-the-bible

Discover Mysteries and Hidden Truths by Exploring the Bible!

  Did you know that the first story in Genesis is about “ The Creation of the Creator’s Temple and Kingdom ?” How did we discover this? We have many new subscribers to this educational email list, so I want to quickly answer the question. We explore the Bible. Exploring and studying are two important but different activities. Members of Bible study groups usually belong to the same religious group, and they hold many of the same beliefs and meanings of stories in the Bible. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/01ffe4899495/discover-mysteries-and-hidden-truths-by-exploring-the-bible

A Great Way to Lower the Violence in the Places We Live!

  In a previous email, Did a Black Swan Event Put the Spotlight on Genesis 1:1? , I wrote about Charlie Kirk’s teachings on Genesis 1:1 and Day Seven – the Day of Rest (Shabbat). He said, “ I believe in a God that created the heavens and the earth . . . And if you believe God is in charge, and if you believe Genesis 1:1.” Charlie said that he had been studying with Rabbi Dennis Prager. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/bfa00e363387/a-great-way-to-lower-the-violence-in-the-places-we-live

Updated Meaning of Teshuvah (Repentance): Removing Evil from the Land

  Based on recent information, I am updating the meaning of the Hebrew word “Teshuvah” (translated “Repent/Repentance”). The updated meaning is more in line with the “cultural meaning discovered by Exploring the Bible with BHC’s guidelines and models.” Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/ceb3e5e35a46/updated-meaning-of-teshuvah-repentance-removing-evil-from-the-land