Jephthah’s Daughter A Human Sacrifice? -Judges 11

In the book of Judges, there is a troubling story about Jephthah’s Daughter, a rash vow, and a human sacrifice. Over the centuries, interpretations surrounding this passage have been controversial. Commentators across all denominations hold very different opinions about what the text says and how we should understand it.

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1 Kings 22, The Lying Spirit

I remember the first time I read 1 Kings 22. I was sitting in my dorm room nodding off to the rhythm of a Blink 182 song while slowly drugging through my Old Testament reading assignment. However, just before I set sail to the land of peaceful cotton candy dreams, my half-conscious brain processed these verses. And just like that, I was awake again.

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Noah’s Flood – The Debate, Its History, and Consequences

Over the last ten years or so, Christianity has seen several great debaters argue emphatically about the validity and reliability of the Biblical text. Noah’s flood, in particular, has been a bit of a pet subject often referenced in these debates. In recent years, arguments between PHDs over the idea of a global flood have…

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Comfort Without Truth – C.S. Lewis

“In religion, as in war and everything else, comfort is the one thing you cannot get by looking for it. If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end: if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth"

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