What does this mean? What is “negative reality”? If I lack food, how is this not an example of a “very existent reality”? If I am cruel and bereft of compassion, ask the victims of my cruelty whether my cruelty was an “existent reality”! Obviously, it is. Common sense will ...
Notice that verse in Luke, when does the weeping and gnashing occur? When they SEE. Do you see the word SEE. It is the SEEING that causes the weeping and gnashing. And what does that tell us? It is an emotional pain. And you know emotional pains are often worse than physical pains....
Its interesting how they reference the Talmud but not the book of Judges where it originated and perhaps it is because the Bible does not speak as to whether this became an ongoing event but according to the Talmud it did. It is also interesting how Tu B’Av is considered bothmysteriousand...
sometimes not (hashgafah, hashgafa– same word). Sometimes an “s” at the end can be a “t” (Shabbos, Shabbat– same thing). When you’re trying to find a word, just find the one that matches the most. I am certainly not consistent in my own spelling, so I...
I will not get into details, but it reminded me of Jesus’ prayer in John 17.15-16, “I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.” What does it mean to be of ...
Although the NRSV guards the potential misunderstanding of “brother” as “male Christian,” it misses the family nuance, as does the NLT’s “another believer.” The TNIV maintains the more intimate sense by using “brother or sister.” This matters because Jesus is assuming that the person...
What does that mean to you? We all have an innate sense that there is more than what the eye can see. However, since we do not see it, we often fail to believe in it. If we do not believe in it, then we cannot be aware of all that is going on, for ...
3. Meticulously search for ways to improve every part of the business Meticulous does not mean slow! Determine the true drivers of costs and growth 4. Reinvent the strategy process Not bi-annual session with elaborate presentations 5 slide approach ...
for instance, proposed circumstances in which it was not economically feasible to have female slaves breed.”12Does sexual use, however, inevitably mean breeding of new slaves, or does it more generally take the form of “concubinage” to the master or other “ee” male in the household...
Well, my parents said I was Biblically inspired...John. Pretty basic. But what are some of the names we just don't see 'in vogue' anymore? What are the LEAST popular baby names now? A name is important. It's something a child will carry til at least 18, and if they don't like...