Why don’t more of we, Christians, annotate our Bibles like we would read works by Steinbeck, Dickinson, Hemingway, or Shakespeare? Sitting in high school and university English class was clearly about engaging literary text in a way involving research, creative thinking, and striving to understand deeper meanings of the words in the context of the time period and culture.
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…More and more of the medical community are coming to the realization about what their patients are eating in the hospital is completely counter to providing the patient with the optimal nutrition to prevent the illnesses they are being treated for. Shilpa Ravella, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University, states in her blog post “the science linking a poor diet to illnesses like heart disease and cancer is robust.
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How do we justify the way we eat today based on biblical references? I’d like to take a moment and address a few of those verses and dive deeper into the original text and determine what the original texts were referring to and how the new translations of the bible have caused some confusion; as well as, has become the basis as to why most people say we should allow people to eat what they want as long as they are following God’s word.
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The reality is, people’s lives were formed and shaped leading up the moment when God chose to use them and work through them. God has his plan and he forms you as the clay through your life. All of your life experiences were masterfully catered to you by God to form you for the future of the Kingdom.
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Just because we stand and say, “I believe” during a church service doesn’t insure we will inherit the Kingdom of God. It is so much more in the relationship, the way we live out our lives for Christ and being present in the Holy Spirit than it is just to say a couple words and join a bible study.
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Chivington Massacre (Sand Creek Massacre)
Setting the Stage
* 1849 at the discovery of gold in California
* Drove mass settlers across the great plains in search for riches and a better life.
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Men from Boko Haram stepped forward with machete’s and walked toward the group. The grown men and women were approached first. And then it began…. I didn’t get the chance to learn more about his story. How did he survive? How did he get here? How had he been at this IDP camp for a year coping with this tragedy as a 10-year-old boy?
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