"Forrest, does Tim Callahan have any evidence other than the Genesis stories ( "she is my sister") to explain Sarai as a "priestess"? I'd expect to see some sort of hint in the text itself. Given the absurd acts of most of…"
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jp commented on Irene Lape's blog post 'Genesis 5 through 11 - a Punishing yet Saving God'"I'm a bit late in responding to this post, and I know you've moved on to (written about) the next few chapters, but I wanted to point out what I think was intended HUMOR in the tower of Bable story: the repetition of the phrase,…"
jp commented on Irene Lape's blog post 'Genesis 5 through 11 - a Punishing yet Saving God'"At the end of the first chapter of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKCOO'S NEST, the narrator concludes his summary with, "and it's true, even if it didn't happen." I was in high school when I read that book: a devote, Evangelical…"
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NWYM is an evangelical Friends body in the northwestern U.S. This page has news and was started to help publicize yearly meeting events.
jp replied to Forrest Curo's discussion '"I Agree On Needing a Discussion on Faith"'""lacking a concept of truth is a result of over sophistication not a mark of less sophisticated cultures"
I like that; well put. There is a HUGE difference between believing that "gray areas" exist and believing that…"
jp replied to Forrest Curo's discussion '"I Agree On Needing a Discussion on Faith"'"Richard, I think you read that paragraph about "truth" too quickly! Forrest was quoting Anthony Prete who was speaking of HEBREW, not GREEK.
And your final paragraph reminded me of a quote I've heard attributed to Ghandi,…"
jp replied to Forrest Curo's discussion '"I Agree On Needing a Discussion on Faith"'"This got me thinking, and reminded me of how the book of James wrestles with defining faith. The author, at the end if a discussion of whether Faith or Works is more important ends with, " even the demons believe, and shudder." I take this…"
jp commented on Irene Lape's blog post 'Genesis 4 - Cain and Abel'"Does God truly curse people/things? There is a trilogy of books by Sholem Asch, a Jewish author/dramatist), where the author brings his perspective to the life of Jesus, mother Mary, and Apostle Paul. In the first he includes a scene from…"
jp replied to Forrest Curo's discussion '"I Agree On Needing a Discussion on Faith"'"I used to equate "faith" with "belief." Then one fine day my systematic theology crumbled under the weight of its contradictions and I suffered with the idea that I had "lost my faith." During this difficult time I…"
jp commented on Irene Lape's blog post 'The "Fall" of Man'"Dear Irene et al.: I have very much enjoyed all your comments and questions. In re-reading the Genesis text lots of new observations questions have arisen. For example, this is the first time I'd noted that God refers to the "seed" of…"
jp commented on Irene Lape's blog post 'Bible Study for Friends'"Before the words, "Let there be light," there IS something present besides God or the Spirit of God: the "waters." So water is somehow present before the creation, before the light. What does that…"
jp replied to Virginia J's discussion 'Isolated Friends'"Dear Virginia: I am so pleased that you posted this, because it is a timely theme for me having just spent some time with a visitor from China who has NO Quakers anywhere near, and is wondering how he can be a Quaker in such isolation. The Society…"
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James C Schultz commented on Clem Gerdelmann's blog post 'A Penchant For Praise'"I would suggest we have to look no further than Paul's letter to the Galatians:
Gal 5:22:But…"
Doug Bennett commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'A New Association of Friends Is Born'"A composite answer to Jim Wilson's question from NAF folks including Margaret Fraser, Michael…"
Clem Gerdelmann commented on Kevin Camp's blog post 'Confronting Mental Illness in Monthly Meetings'"Thankyou, Kevin, for again addressing the challenge("speaking to one's condition"?)…"
Clem Gerdelmann posted a blog postA Penchant For Praise
No one knows better than a person of German ancestry the shame at disgust. Whether idleness when…See More
Jim Wilson commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'A New Association of Friends Is Born'"Sounds promising. I am curious; is the NAF intended to be an Indiana Association, or does it…"
Honour Horne-Jaruk commented on Kevin Camp's blog post 'Confronting Mental Illness in Monthly Meetings'"As a (currently homeless) bipolar, I am part of a family that has some form of mental illness in…"
David Nelson Seaman commented on Randy Oftedahl's blog post 'What Divides Us and What Unites Us'"Thank you Friend Randy, for bringing God back into this issue. I often shudder to think…"
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