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Category Archives: God
God and the Religions
One smart goy writes: Go read Deuteronomy 13:1-11. Come on. Just do it. What do you think about this part: “If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly … Continue reading
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Monotheistic Religions May Encourage Paternal Investment
From the Chateau: Twatter tartlet @clairlemon passes along a study sure to get on the nerves of neckbeard atheists and secular anti-Christian (((feminists))). She writes, Interesting paper suggests that monotheistic religion is a paternity-certainty facilitator. With paternity certainty, comes paternal … Continue reading
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A Terrifying Thought
During a five-minute meditation in a 12-step meeting last week, I had a terrifying thought — how does God want me to spend my day? Then the scary questions just kept on coming: How does God want me to deal … Continue reading
Understanding Rebellion Against God
The most profound way of quelling rebellion is by exposing its true nature: our refusal to be satisfied with our present understanding of God and our revulsion against the shallowness of our relationship with Him. Our rebellion articulates our despair: … Continue reading
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Can You Go To Shul If You Don’t Believe In God?
I had an online conversation with a young Jewess: If I told a rabbi that I don’t really believe in the Torah but I just want to live a good traditional wholesome lifestyle, are they going to send me packing? … Continue reading
The Whisper Of God
As someone who has lived in both Christianity and Judaism, let me share that you don’t get the dramatic spiritual highs as easily in Judaism. When you go to a good church, you invariably get spiritually high, particularly if it … Continue reading
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Why do I believe that belief in God is important?
My life has often been lonely, but it has been less lonely when I’ve believed in God, when I’ve believed that God listened to me and cared about me and judged me and intended to reward and punish me according … Continue reading
The Fears That Block My Acceptance Of God
With the exception of my college years, I’ve always believed in God, the author of the Bible, but each day I struggle over how much of my life I want to submit to His direction. What are my fears in … Continue reading
My Relationship With God
Psychology explains almost everything. How else to account for my brother and I, children of a Christian evangelist, having the same relationship with our father and with God? I think most people relate to God the same way they relate … Continue reading
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What Does It Mean To Follow God’s Will?
If God is God and created the universe, He is very different from me. So following His will means I can’t just do what I want. Following God’s will means that I have to pause before making a decision to … Continue reading