Graeme Bentley

By Graeme Bentley After Jesus 'Left' his disciples at His Ascension, their question was, "Why has He left us? What now?" Photo by Matthew de Livera on Unsplash One of the greatest inhibitors to personal and church growth is the FUD factor (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt). After the horror of Christ's crucifixion, the incredulity, then the ecstasy of His...

INSPIRE BELIEVE GROW WRITER CONTRIBUTION Where people think their god(s) 'live' says a lot about the sort of god they believe in. Prehistory In prehistoric times, people often looked to places or events in nature as the place where their god(s) lived or even saw the object itself as their god, such as mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes etc. Talismans and idols allowed people to keep their god with them. Temples with priests or oracles centralized worship in communities.

It was a recent post about a very traditional literal bible reading expression that triggered this post. I was going to comment on it, but I didn't want to make it personal with that author or about that specific phrase. Bible Translation - Words vs Culture I was fortunate to have an intellectually stimulating upbringing. I had two aunts who were theologically trained. Ethel becoming a missionary to Australian Aboriginal peoples.