In the Republican presidential debate on Wedneday, November 28, a person asked the candidates if they believe in every word of the Bible. Guiliani responded, “The reality is: I believe it, but I don’t believe it necessarily literally true in every single respect. I think there are parts of the Bible that are interpretive. I […]

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People do not think they are gossips. We are able to identify others who gossip but often think that our words are not gossip. We excuse our words thinking that if we are saying something factual, then we are not gossiping. However, the definition of a gossip in the scriptures is simply “a whispering.” Thus, […]

So Long, Gideons

The one thing travelers could reliably count on in their hotel rooms: a Bible in the bedside table. But like many traditions, this one may be dying.

I will read for you verses four to eight in the 45th chapter of Genesis:

“I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be grieved, and let no anger be in your eyes because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to save life. For the famine has been in the midst of the land for two years. And there are still five years in which no plowing and harvest will be. And God sent me before you to put a remnant in the land for you, and to keep alive for you a great deliverance. And now you did not send me here, but God.”

The main contributors to this column took a much needed hiatus – but now we are back. Immediately following are some dated items that might be worthy to note, which had appeared while we were off lounging. Below that is an editorial comment on some current affairs.