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Praying for the Conversion of Jews
Since the release of Summorum Pontificum, various talking heads have been apoplectic because the Tridentine mass includes a Good Friday prayer for the conversion of the Jews. Much ado is being made of nothing, though.
Must Christians Support Israel?
[Cross-posted at RedBlueChristian]
I’ve heard many Christians imply or explicitly state that Christians ought to be supportive of Israel in ways that exceed our support of other nations. This is predicated on the notion that Israel is still a nation of God’s chosen people. I’m curious what their theological basis for believing this is.
The argument, as […]
Straining Gnats and Swallowing Camels
"You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!" - Matthew 23:24
The irony in the following was too good for me to pass up. My favorite (I mean that. He's a nice fellow when not on his soap box.) Bible thumpin', street preachin', Jack Chick resemblin' Fundamentalist, Rand, had an unpleasant exeperience […]
It's All About Who You Know
"Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, 'With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man.'" (NIV)
"Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, 'I have gotten a manchild with […]
Role Reversal: Jesus and the Leper
An interesting thought occurred to me as I listened to today's scripture readings at mass. I'm speaking specifically of the Old Testament and Gospel readings. Here they are.
"The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 'When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and […]
