Photo by SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS on Pexels.com What Would Jesus Do? or WWJD?, is a favorite expression for Christians. It has become a slogan on t-shirts, coffee mugs,…… Read more “WWJD: Would Jesus Support The COVID-19 Vaccine?”
Category: Scripture and Culture
Sidelining The Season: Christian Social Media Posts Gone Wrong
Photo by Jessica Lynn Lewis on Pexels.com The Christmas Season, if you consider that the song “Twelve Days Of Christmas” runs from December 25th through January 6th…… Read more “Sidelining The Season: Christian Social Media Posts Gone Wrong”
“God Has Not Given Us The Spirit Of Fear”: Misinterpreting 2 Timothy 1:7 And COVID-19
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com A Christian nationalist event at the Frisco Convention Center in Texas some months ago provides the reason for this post. I’m…… Read more ““God Has Not Given Us The Spirit Of Fear”: Misinterpreting 2 Timothy 1:7 And COVID-19″
The COVID-19 Vaccine And The Case For Religious Exemption, Part 2
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com In part 1 of this study, we looked at the first and top reason for religious exemption with regard to the COVID-19…… Read more “The COVID-19 Vaccine And The Case For Religious Exemption, Part 2”
The COVID-19 Vaccine And The Case For Religious Exemption, Part 1
Photo by Maksim Goncharenok on Pexels.com The COVID-19 vaccine (collectively referring to those by Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen, and AstraZeneca) still bears Emergency Use Authorization…… Read more “The COVID-19 Vaccine And The Case For Religious Exemption, Part 1”
Pro-Vaxxers And Anti-Vaxxers: Reaching Across The Aisle
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com pro-vaxxers-and-anti-vaxxers-reaching-across-the-aisleDownload The COVID-19 pandemic rages on. With the new Delta variant said to be more transmissible than any COVID variant yet,…… Read more “Pro-Vaxxers And Anti-Vaxxers: Reaching Across The Aisle”
My Dad’s Family Doubts My Paternity; Should I Take A DNA Test? (DNA Questions And Answers)
Photo by Edward Jenner on Pexels.com Dear pastor d.m., my paternity is in question and my sibling wants a DNA test; I’m furious! I am one of…… Read more “My Dad’s Family Doubts My Paternity; Should I Take A DNA Test? (DNA Questions And Answers)”
“Love Your Neighbor As Yourself”: How The COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Takes Scripture Out Of Context
Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels.com Vaccine supply is starting to surpass demand for it. Sources say that the white, evangelical Christian community is the largest holdback…… Read more ““Love Your Neighbor As Yourself”: How The COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Takes Scripture Out Of Context”
Why Jesus Is Not A Black Man, Part 2: The Sub-Saharan African Distinction
Jesus and the disciples at The Last Supper. Hulis & Suleyman Mavruk, 1997. In Part 1 of this topic, written several months ago, I made the claim…… Read more “Why Jesus Is Not A Black Man, Part 2: The Sub-Saharan African Distinction”
The Trouble With Paternity Secrets: Sin and Grace In Oprah’s “Greenleaf”
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I’ve been binge-watching a Netflix series as of late called “Greenleaf.” With Executive Producer and Talk Show Queen Oprah Winfrey at the…… Read more “The Trouble With Paternity Secrets: Sin and Grace In Oprah’s “Greenleaf””
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