Tu Bishvat: The Roots of Torah - Huffington Post (blog)

Tu Bishvat: The Roots of Torah Huffington Post (blog) --Proverbs 3:18 This was one of the very first Hebrew songs I learned. Even as a young child, I knew it was special because it was the melody we sang as we ushered the Torah back into the aron hakodesh -- the holy ark where it is kept. and more »

Is it morally wrong to take a life? Not really, say bioethicists - OneNewsNow

Is it morally wrong to take a life? Not really, say bioethicists OneNewsNow Published January 19 in the Journal of Medical Ethics, their article states, “If killing were wrong just because it is causing death or the loss of life, then the same principle would apply with the same strength to pulling weeds out of a garden. and more »

Clint Eastwood was against bailouts before he was for them - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

Clint Eastwood was against bailouts before he was for them Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) I invite folks to read the book of Proverbs before heading into the new testament and reading Jesus's thoughts on the poor and downtrodden too. President Obama has faced more complex challenges in three years than any other president in my lifetime. and more »

Brown Fat: Of Smoke... and Fire? - Huffington Post (blog)

Brown Fat: Of Smoke... and Fire? Huffington Post (blog) Proverbs tell us where there's smoke like this, there's fire. But sometimes where there's smoke, there's just smoke -- and a whole lot of hot air! That was my impression when brown fat first started heating up in 2009. In the April 9 issue of the New ... and more »

Evolving With Enns: Reflections on “The Evolution of Adam” - Patheos (blog)

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Evolving With Enns: Reflections on “The Evolution of Adam” Patheos (blog) As a result, Adam and Eve were exiled from the Garden just as Israel was exiled out of the Promised Land. Enns' reading of Proverbs, which we will not examine here, reinforces this profoundly (see: 89ff). Pete then goes on to explore the issue that ... and more »