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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea —

How the submarine was based on brilliant designs found in nature.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea —

How the submarine was based on brilliant designs found in nature.

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Published in 1870 by French writer Jules Verne, was the now classic science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. And unlike Verne’s other works, such as Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues
Understanding Balaam, Part I —

What’s the point of the donkey speaking to Balaam? Why would Balak send for Balaam in the first place? Plus more.

Understanding Balaam, Part I —

What’s the point of the donkey speaking to Balaam? Why would Balak send for Balaam in the first place? Plus more.

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The main account of Balaam in the Bible is recorded in Numbers 22-24, then his alternate curse-Israel plan, and his death are recorded in Numbers 31 during Israel’s war with Midian. Throughout the Bible, Balaam’s life and death are used as an example of God’s
Anger Management —

Is God “slow to anger” or is His “wrath quickly kindled”? Comparing Exodus 34:6 and Numbers 14:18 to Psalm 2:12.

Anger Management —

Is God “slow to anger” or is His “wrath quickly kindled”? Comparing Exodus 34:6 and Numbers 14:18 to Psalm 2:12.

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Although the Bible consistently portrays God as “longsuffering” and “slow to anger” it seems that Psalm 2:12 brings this into serious question as it says that the wrath of God is “quickly kindled.” As the English Standard Version puts it, “Kiss the Son, lest he
Sacredness and the Day of Atonement —

What do sacred people and sacred space have to do with our atonement?

Sacredness and the Day of Atonement —

What do sacred people and sacred space have to do with our atonement?

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Reading about the Day of Atonement in the book of Leviticus brings up all sorts of questions for us in the twenty first century. The idea of sacred space, or holy space, is not a regular feature of today’s Christian worship, but it clearly was