For
the past few years, I have been “packing” a lot of often complex
information into our Exploring the Bible and Our Biblical Heritages Emails.
The Let’s Talk About Series is a new format that will make them easier
to talk about with others. The exploring skills you learn here can also be
applied to other areas of life – exploring, communicating, & cooperating. Continue
reading at -
http://mailchi.mp/ab79e93cd89e/lets-talk-about-series-of-emails-in-2023
In
a “moral universe” there are shared standards and shared values and
relationships that are built on what people share. In an “individual universe”
each individual creates his or her standard, values what he or she likes – he or
she is the highest power. We have the power to choose which universe will be “our
universe.” Continue reading at –
It
is abundantly clear that our generation lacks a shared vision for what life
should be like today. The Creator’s vision is not a religious vision. It is not
a Jewish or Christian thing. It does not require a theology. It is mutually
inclusive and has universally beneficial shared values for today! A preacher (Jim Myers) and
a rabbi (Jeffrey Leynor) agreed and shared it! Continue reading at -
The grand narrative of the Jewish Scriptures
and the teaching of the Jewish Jesus is recorded
in the first ten chapters of Genesis. The seven parts together are the ancient
wisdom text of a temple. Part 1 begins by
introducing an unnamed Creator (something you won’t see in your English
translation). Continue reading at -
http://mailchi.mp/f49822bc29c7/a-universal-grand-narrative-shared-by-a-preacher-and-a-rabbi
(This
article by Rabbi Leynor was originally published in June 17, 2015.) My friend
and TOV Center Partner, Jim Myers, received a 6-page list of Biblical quotes in
a reaction to his blog about the Real Yeshua -- Jesus the Jewish
teacher. I noticed after reading through this huge list, that the point of
the writer was to convince and prove his "RIGHTNESS." I've
been "evangelized" my entire life. I've been "Saved"
more than most of you!! People always felt compelled to debate with me and
convince me of the "Rightness" of their beliefs. Over
the years of my studies, I learned many facts, even some that
made my own BS uncomfortable. Continue reading at -
https://mailchi.mp/66683cdf4256/being-right-vs-acting-righteously
Most people today view Jesus through the eyes of people who belong to Christian denominations or other religions, or people with no religions. Why? There have been no other options. Today, new discoveries are making it possible to view him through the eyes of his fellow Judeans – people to whom modern Christian or Jewish beliefs were unknown. Continue reading at -
https://mailchi.mp/101d78c41bb6/viewing-jesus-through-1st-century-judean-eyes
Catholicism
and Protestantism existed in a very different world until the 18th
century, when science and the Enlightenment began challenging their Creeds and Statements
of Faith. Some even denied that the Scriptures were a source of truth and
produced a rationalist theology. In 1895 the Five Fundamental Beliefs for being
a true Christian was published. Continue reading at -
https://mailchi.mp/20512d86f48a/create-transparency-instead-of-belief-conflicts
