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Neither good nor bad
Switzerland’s military staffing needs are met similarly to those in Israel. Most males are conscripted into the army at 18 and are...
Rick LoPresti
Apr 16, 20233 min read
Saul's spear
Saul’s spear The Philistines were descendants of Ham (Gen 10:14), and they lived in the land of Canaan along the southern coast of...
Rick LoPresti
Apr 13, 20233 min read
Contradictions
The Bible is the written word of God (2Tim 3:14-17, 2Pet 1:19-21). It validates itself (Heb 6:16-18). It needs no defense. There are many...
Rick LoPresti
Apr 4, 20235 min read
The Red Sea crossing
The carnal mind of man tries to take the place of the knowledge of God (Gen 3:1-7, Rom 8, 1Cor 1-2). One of the ways this is manifested...
Rick LoPresti
Apr 2, 20238 min read
The law is spiritual
God has made several different covenants with man throughout history. The two that the Bible focuses on most are the law of Moses and...
Rick LoPresti
Mar 27, 20237 min read
Is God's love unconditional?
There are some very popular sayings about the love of God. “God loves you unconditionally” and “God hates the sin but loves the sinner”...
Rick LoPresti
Mar 18, 202313 min read
The exact amount
People tend to see God through the lens of their own self-perception. The way we see God is often the way we see ourselves. People that...
Rick LoPresti
Mar 13, 20234 min read
Jesus - rebel, radical, or revolutionary?
Jesus – rebel, radical, or revolutionary? The first three words of the Bible are well known, even to those who do not identify themselves...
Rick LoPresti
Mar 2, 20237 min read
Out of nothing
There are many religious, philosophical, and scientific theories about origins. This can include the origins of the universe, man, time...
Rick LoPresti
Feb 2, 20238 min read
Atheists' talking points
According to Wikipedia, a talking point is "a pre-established message or formula used in the field of political communication, sales and...
Rick LoPresti
Jan 24, 202310 min read
I will have mercy and not sacrifice
The prophet Hosea was given a difficult assignment from the Lord. God told him to marry a prostitute (Hos 1-3). God knew she would not be...
Rick LoPresti
Jan 13, 20235 min read
Jesus said He is God
A common argument made by atheists against Jesus and the Bible is that not only is Jesus not God, but He never said He is. Therefore,...
Rick LoPresti
Dec 26, 20226 min read
The insanity of fear
Fear is usually described as an emotion or feeling, and in certain aspects that is true. However, God looks at things at an even deeper...
Rick LoPresti
Dec 19, 20224 min read
There's no such thing as a free lunch
The popular saying "There's no such thing as a free lunch" probably got started in the 1930s. Economist Milton Friedman used it as the...
Rick LoPresti
Dec 17, 20225 min read
The third temple
The third temple For Christians and Jews who are students of the prophecies in the Bible concerning the end of the world, there has been...
Rick LoPresti
Nov 28, 20226 min read
Love the brotherhood
There are many kinds of brotherhoods (or sisterhoods). There is the universal brotherhood of all mankind. There are national brotherhoods...
Rick LoPresti
Nov 15, 20226 min read
The sounds of silence
In October of 1964, Simon and Garfunkel released a song entitled "The Sounds of Silence". Paul Simon wrote the lyrics while in the...
Rick LoPresti
Nov 14, 20228 min read
Take your journey
The journeys of the nation of Israel are recorded in great detail in the Bible because they have many lessons to teach us today....
Rick LoPresti
Oct 24, 20225 min read
The eternal, infinite God
One way to get a sense of how small we are is to take a ship across the Pacific Ocean. After seeing nothing but water in all directions...
Rick LoPresti
Oct 20, 202212 min read
The seven feasts
The most famous part of the law of Moses is the ten commandments (Ex 20:1-17, Deut 5:1-21). These principles have been recognized...
Rick LoPresti
Oct 16, 20227 min read
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