Tag Archives: The book of Leviticus

The Grace of Leviticus 27 for Foolish, Desperate God Bargainers

Posted on November 14, 2014 by PaulVK

When I told a member of the church what I was preaching on this week she immediately thought of a scene in a Burt Reynold’s movie from 1978 called “The End”. With the help of Google I discovered that this … Continue reading →

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Levitical Blessings and Curses in a Skeptical Age

Posted on November 7, 2014 by PaulVK

It’s Time for Leviticus to Offend the Cultural Right In our journey through Leviticus we have highlighted a number of issues that those on the skeptical side of our culture take issue with. God doesn’t want Israel to eat shell … Continue reading →

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The Happy Threat of Jubilee

Posted on October 30, 2014 by PaulVK

A Reprieve From the Strange and Offensive Our journey through Leviticus for many has been a tour of the strange and offensive. We had laws about what to eat and what not to eat, menstruating women, skin disorders, and a … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 18: When Is Sex Not Just About Sex? All the Time

Posted on October 24, 2014 by PaulVK

It’s Easier to De-Sex the World than to De-God It After reading yet another diatribe about the evil and harm that religion has done to humanity I decided to write (and not publish) a ranty blog post about how human sexuality … Continue reading →

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How the Death-to-Life Factory Became Obsolete

Posted on October 17, 2014 by PaulVK

  Ebola and the Day of Atonement I can’t help but think about Ebola when I read Leviticus 16. Aaron, after the death of his sons, must follow exacting steps with respect to his clothing and procedures so as to … Continue reading →

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The Disturbing Witness of Voluntary Christian Suffering

Posted on October 10, 2014 by PaulVK

Right to Die On CNN Brittany Maynard wrote a piece about her choice to die at 29 by her own hand because of her incurable brain cancer. I saw this story being posted by different friends on Facebook. My atheist friends were … Continue reading →

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Why Didn’t God Give Israel Tampons and Toilets?

Posted on October 3, 2014 by PaulVK

And God Thundered from Sinai “Wash thine hands!”  While Senator Lindsey Graham is afraid ISIS will kill us all at home, I think many Americans are more concerned about the infectious threats of Ebola and Enterovirus D68. In a conversation with … Continue reading →

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The Killing Fire of God

Posted on September 25, 2014 by PaulVK

Texts That Give God A Bad Name The occasion was the consecration of the Hebrew priests and the tabernacle. Moses had followed God’s commands (Rules for sacrifices are found in Leviticus 1-7) in consecrating Aaron and his sons (chapters 8 … Continue reading →

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How Jesus Invites us to be Religious and not Merely Spiritual

Posted on September 19, 2014 by PaulVK

Spiritual but Not Religious “Spiritual but not religious” has become the go-to posture for many Californians today. It’s a very appealing idea, one embraced by celebrities of many stripes. Popular musicians like Bono work through spiritual and even Christian images … Continue reading →

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Do We Build Wonders for Rain or Wonders for Glory?

Posted on September 12, 2014 by PaulVK

Wonder Building If we were to build the Great Pyramid of Giza today one study suggests it would cost roughly 5 billion dollars. They believe it took nearly 20 years to build and required 4,000 workers to complete it. Estimates … Continue reading →

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