Christians Are Not Obligated to Poverty
The scriptures are clear that while we have a duty to the poor, we do not have a duty to be poor.
Posts Tagged ‘online bible study’
The First Time I Read Isaiah »
A Mormon girl’s father tells me that Isaiah is the toughest book in the Bible to understand, but I had no trouble with it. Whether it was God or ignorance that made it easy, the second time around promises to be a challenge.
A Change in Direction »
I’m shifting the Online Bible Study from an in-depth verse-by-verse look at a single book in the Bible to a more topical approach. I need to learn what the Bible has to say about spiritual warfare, so I’m going to start taking a look at Isaiah.
A New Light »
1 John 2:7-8
God can speak to us through every word in the Bible, so I do my best to focus in on passages that I would normally gloss over. Sometimes I still have trouble finding much, but there are other times when God completely blows my mind.
Hypocrisy vs. Relativism »
1 John 2:3-6
Chapter 2 of 1 John is challenging on a variety of levels. In verses 3 through 6, we explore how we must avoid both hypocrisy and relativism.
For All The World »
1 John 2:1-2
When the Good Book says that God forgave everyone, he means it, but that doesn’t mean everyone goes to heaven. Tune in next week for the rest of the story.
Exercise, priests, and terrorists »
Lacking time to write, I recorded a quick video of what’s running through my head and why there’s no OBS this week.
Life Without Sin »
1 John 1:8-10
There is a difference between “defeating sin,” and “living without sin.” Jesus did the first for us. None of us experience the second in this lifetime.
Envisioning a Recording Studio »
As someone who loves to write and also really enjoys reading, book reviews seemed like a natural fit to my activities. Read a book, write a bit about it, be happy. However, as I delved into the world of book reviews, I found that I really didn’t enjoy it. I lack the ability to make such things wholly entertaining, and I have trouble conveying my feelings on books through writing. I love to talk about books, but I just don’t enjoy writing about them.
The idea to do videos of them crept upon me slowly, so I can’t point at a flash of insight where I finally hit upon the idea of a video book review. Nevertheless, I have begun doing them, and specifically I recorded two today. Expect to see those on Saturday for the next couple of weeks, and who knows, maybe it’ll become a regular feature here. I enjoyed doing them quite a bit, and the process wa relatively painless. YouTube makes it pretty simple.
