Category Archives: Religion

The Book of Jonah: God’s Concern for Nineveh

Posted on December 9, 2025 by paulyr2

The book of Jonah is a short work,1 only four chapters, which tells an adventure story of the prophet Jonah. Jonah was a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in eighth century before Christ. Jonah is mentioned in Second … Continue reading →

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The Message of John the Baptist

Posted on July 21, 2025 by paulyr2

Sources Gospels of John, Mark, Luke, Matthew Acts of the Apostles Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews Life According to Luke, John was son to Elizabeth and Zechariah; Zechariah a priest of the order of Abijah, in a line descended from … Continue reading →

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A Stack of Books

Posted on February 26, 2025 by paulyr2

One stack of books among an arrangement of seven on a table in basement. I have many more books down there and throughout the house. Here are titles from bottom to top. What is the meaning of this? Get wisdom! … Continue reading →

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Horror, Halloween and Hell

Posted on October 21, 2024 by paulyr2

Horror is a real thing, a reaction in feeling and thought to looming doom for oneself or another, in an ugly, painful fashion. Horror includes a recognition of no escape, no way out from dire threat. An example: “While violence … Continue reading →

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Burial: Right and Rite

Posted on June 22, 2024 by paulyr2

Human beings have a long-standing custom of burying their dead. Around one-hundred-thousand years ago, human individuals were buried in a cave, Qafzeh Cave in Israel, with coloring tools left in-situ. The stone tools, including lumps of ochre, indicate primitive artistry, … Continue reading →

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Christian Mission Workers Killed in Haiti

Posted on May 27, 2024 by paulyr2

Last week in Haiti, on Thursday, May 23, three Christian mission workers were murdered in Port-au-Prince, the capital city. Associated Press has a report on this happening and its context. Two of the victims were Americans, working for Missions in … Continue reading →

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Sekazi Mtingwa: He’s not Jesus Christ, He’s a Physicist

Posted on April 4, 2024 by paulyr2

A recent article in ScienceNews magazine (March 23, 2024) offers biographical highlights of this man’s life and career. As a youngster, Mtingwa thought he was “the second coming of Jesus Christ,” but learned in Sunday School that he was unwilling … Continue reading →

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Two Vectors, One Point

Posted on March 8, 2024 by paulyr2

Jean Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was a French writer, a well-respected philosopher and novelist, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature (1964), which he declined. In philosophy, Sartre is known as an existentialist, one who theorizes about the meaning of being. In 1944, … Continue reading →

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Zionism

Posted on November 27, 2023 by paulyr2

Zionism is a political ideology and movement, started in the nineteenth century in Europe, advocating for establishment of a Jewish national homeland. Its founder is Theodor Herzl (1860-1904). It is partly a reaction to European anti-semitism and also based on … Continue reading →

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Mourning and Memory: a ‘Lion’ Lesson

Posted on August 8, 2023 by paulyr2

The movie, ‘Lion,’ was released in 2016 and was successful financially and in popularity and was nominated for numerous Academy Awards in U.S. The movie is based on fact. A little boy, maybe five years old, is separated (by accident) … Continue reading →

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