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Acts of the Apostles- Chapter Thirteen (Paul and Barnabas)

Paul and Barnabas are blessed as early first-century missionaries and begin their life journey of sharing the good news to both Jew and Gentile. This unveiling of God’s love and blessings among the people begins spreading like wildfire as people realize for the first time in their lives that they are suitable for the grace…
The Acts of the Apostles: Chapters Eleven and Twelve (Christians)

There is so much to unpack between these two chapters, and reading through it is not enough. Understanding the characters mentioned, the places referenced, and the cultures of the time is immensely helpful when formatting a full picture of what exactly was happening during this time and during these chapters. Within a few paragraphs an…
The General Theory of Christian Liberty in a Totalitarian (Global) State

The questions being pondered are, “What is the difference between liberty and freedom? What is Christian Liberty and what is Christian Freedom? Is it possible for Christian Liberty and/or Christian Freedom to coexist alongside Globalism in a Total State scenario that does not desire to be, or identify as being, religiously affiliated?” In a society…
John M. Allegro’s, “The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross”: A Cordial Response through Chapters Four through Six

John Allegro, having accumulated such a fan base that gravitates towards information in disagreement with Christianity while not presenting a clear understanding of Christianity leaves a lot of room for both error and debate through, “The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross”. Chapters four through six expound on plants and drugs, plant names and the mysteries…
Acts Chapter Ten- (Peter and Cornelius)

In an ideal world we would have much more time to do the things we love. The truth is that love is sacrifice in many ways. Love always ends in satisfaction and fulfillment, but the road to true love is also full of injustices, hardships, and unfairness. In a fallen, sinful world we have to…
Acts Chapter Nine- (Saul’s Conversion)

Working through the Acts of the Apostles becomes more and more challenging as the aftermath of Jesus’ life, death, resurrection, and ascension catalyst the formation of the first-century church known as, “The Way”. Simon, renamed Peter, has become ‘the rock’ that Jesus predicted during his ministry on earth. Peter is now performing miracles at the…
Acts Chapter Eight- (Philip and the Eunuch)

Continuing through the book of Acts comes the story and background of both Saul and First-Century Christianity
John M Allegro’s, “The Scared Mushroom and The Cross”: A Cordial Response for Chapters Two and Three

Let’s continue the work of analyzing the studies and findings of John M. Allegro in his book titled, “The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross”. It has been fun diving deeper into two specific branches of Cognitive Science that have, to me, been like far-distant cousins in my personal journey through life. Linguistics and Anthropology, which…
John M. Allegro’s, “The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross”: A Cordial Response through Chapter One

Diving into the controversial work of John M. Allegro brings a lot of easy-to-brush-off/misleading representations of both faith and Abrahamic religions as a whole. This is theological look into, “The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross”
Acts Chapter Seven (The Stoning of Stephen)

Stephen’s entrance and exit out of the New Testament is not only brief, but it is a catalyst into the remainder of the story. As any good narrative, there is always an element of foreshadow. As the witnesses of Stephen’s stoning lay their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul we can…