Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Mark 13: The End of the World & False Prophets

Posted on 04/22/2013 by Paul Pavao

Mark chapter 13 is one of three chapters, one in each of the synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, & Luke) that gives Jesus’ description of the “end times.” I am only going to give one definitive, “on this I take a … Continue reading →

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God and the Brain

Posted on 04/04/2013 by Paul Pavao

Today’s blog is about this TED Talk video by Jill Bolte Taylor. I recommend watching it, but you don’t actually have to watch it to read this blog. Dr. Taylor’s video talks about her experience with the right hemisphere of … Continue reading →

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Psalm 9: Set to “The Death of the Son”

Posted on 03/24/2013 by Paul Pavao

I guess I’ve been reading the Bible for 30 years now, and I’ve never noticed that Psalm 9 is “set to ‘The Death of the Son.’” When I did notice, however, I read through the psalm as though it were … Continue reading →

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Nothing Shall Separate Us from the Love of God

Posted on 03/02/2013 by Paul Pavao

Today my father-in-law’s “Verse of the Day” talked about Romans 8:38-39, which says that Paul was convinced that no created thing and no trial (nor a bunch of other things) can separate us from the love of God which is … Continue reading →

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Genesis One and the New Creation, Part 3

Posted on 02/28/2013 by Paul Pavao

Please read Part 1 and Part 2 before reading this post, or you’ll probably be lost. The Sixth Day: Animals and Man I think it is significant that the sixth day includes the creation of both animals and man. I … Continue reading →

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Genesis One and the New Creation, Part 2

Posted on 02/27/2013 by Paul Pavao

Don’t miss yesterday’s post if you haven’t seen it. Today’s may not make much sense if you don’t read yesterday’s. The Fourth Day: The Lights of Heaven The fourth day is very tied to the previous three. Light and darkness … Continue reading →

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Genesis One and the New Creation

Posted on 02/26/2013 by Paul Pavao

This look at Genesis one is not unusual for me, so those of you who regularly read my blog will find no surprises here. Hopefully, though, you will find some deep encouragement. I know I did. I started a reading … Continue reading →

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Leave Those Christians Alone!

Posted on 02/22/2013 by Paul Pavao

Back when I was first diagnosed with leukemia, I thought, “I’m going to trust God. I’m going to live by the grace of God, go through chemotherapy counting it all joy to have fallen into this trial, and be a … Continue reading →

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The Council at Jerusalem

Posted on 02/03/2013 by Paul Pavao

I’m not going to talk about the council at Jerusalem. I’m going to pass on an article about it. I’m quoted in it, though only as admitting I really didn’t know why the council chose those four laws to put … Continue reading →

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Rev. Louie Giglio

Posted on 01/11/2013 by Paul Pavao

Anti-gay pastor Louie Giglio has decided not to speak at President Obama’s inauguration. That’s polite. I agree with his decision. What I wonder about is how you felt about my reference to Rev. Giglio as anti-gay. (And in some other … Continue reading →

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