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JOB Then and JOB Now

  JOB then and JOB now. Part One The end is in the beginning. We all know about JOB, that mythical figure, who is perhaps the Bible’s best known character, after Jesus. The book of JOB is a story with … Continue reading

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How Should we then live? Conclusion

HOW SHOULD WE THEN LIVE (CONCLUSION) Making Peace with the Planet. March 23 2014—–Part 12. Fifteen years ago, in St.Paul, Minn., I bought at the Luther Seminary bookstore A Testament to Freedom by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, containing the essential writings of … Continue reading

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How should we then live? Part 11

How should we then live? Part 11 Is the demise of Christianity a good thing? Christianity has deep Jewish roots. In Jewry the Sabbath was diligently kept from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown, infants were circumcised on the 8th day … Continue reading

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How should we then live? Part 10

HOW SHOULD WE THEN LIVE? Part 10 THE RISE OF CHRISTIANITY “The people of the West have discovered history. Perhaps this has been their greatest discovery. With their farseeing periscopes they have pulled the heavenly bodies so close that they … Continue reading

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How should we then live? Part 9

HOW SHOULD WE THEN LIVE? Part 9.                                                              DO ANIMALS HAVE … Continue reading

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How should we then live? Part 8

  HOW SHOULD WE THEN LIVE? Part Eight    The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. (Revelation 22: 2.)   About four years ago one of our five children gave me on Father’s Day a … Continue reading

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