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New Video: Did God Err in Detailing Josiah’s Story?

This is a YouTube presentation of my article, “Did God Err in Detailing Josiah’s Story”. King Josiah’s family history was most definitely not “just”, “pure”, “lovely”, or of a “good report”, and yet God included it in His Word. Did God contradict Himself?… Read More
Like Cain, isn’t it better for us to deny the reality of our dysfunction instead of dealing with the truth of our broken homes?

Why Cain’s Lie Should Be Commended

Like Cain, isn’t it better for us to deny the reality of our dysfunction instead of dealing with the truth of our broken homes? Why Cain’s Lie Should Be Commended “Truth sometimes is messy; it’s sometimes painful, shocking, and horrific.” Traditionally, people have thought that Cain’s answer to God about Abel’s whereabouts in Genesis 4:9 was callous and dismissive.… Read More
Did God err in detailing Josiah's story?

Did God Err In Detailing Josiah’s Story?

King Josiah’s family history was most definitely not “just”, “pure”, “lovely”, or of a “good report”, and yet God included it in His Word. Did God contradict Himself? Did God Err In Detailing Josiah’s Story? God through Philippians 4:8 counsels us to think on “whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, [and] whatsoever things are of good report…” As we will see, King Josiah’s family history, was most definitely not “just”, “pure”, “lovely”, or of a “good report”, and yet God included it in His Word.… Read More