by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 21, 2021 | Opinion
Archaeologists in Israel recently published the discovery of an ancient inscription that may carry the name Jeruba‘al, a nickname the biblical account attributes to Gideon, one of Israel’s “judges” (Judges 6:32). Should we get excited? Israel’s Haaretz suggested that...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 30, 2021 | Opinion
Jews aren’t allowed to eat pork, right? The command forbidding it is found in Leviticus 11:7 and Deuteronomy 14:8. Both note that even though the pig has “cloven hooves” like cattle or sheep, it doesn’t “chew the cud,” so it was considered unclean. Deuteronomy wasn’t...
by Michael Chancellor | Jun 7, 2021 | Opinion
Ethics is not a popular topic among church folks. One simple reason for this is ethics is about “right” in action. It begins with thinking, philosophizing and theologizing about what is right, but it doesn’t end there. It applies the theory by focusing on doing right...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 26, 2021 | Opinion
Do you love the idea of living on “island time”? Susan and I had looked forward to joining this year’s planned Good Faith Experience to Hawaii’s Big Island. We booked our flights, along with a side trip to Oahu, last November, but COVID-19 uncertainties forced the...
by Starlette Thomas | May 17, 2021 | Opinion
It’s track number 24 and the first verse: “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world and those who live in it.” It’s a part of a really long album called The Psalms with appearances by various artists. The artist on this song is David, who is not a...
