Memorial Day
In an article he wrote for Memorial Day, Lieutenant colonel Oliver North quoted the following from General George Patton: “It is wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God such men lived.”
May 2021
Vegetarianism
My neighbor was telling me about a recent Bible study where he became aware that originally God had us as vegetarians and the animals were no threat and that after the flood God told Noah that was no more & we could now eat meat. We were wondering why the change. Our thought was that...
Choose Life Déjà Vu
So many things have changed over the past nine years. Millions have been born and millions have died; governments have risen and governments have fallen. Many other things have simply become more extreme and widespread. Hatred for Israel, especially in America and Europe, is one of those things. After four years of peace and increasing...
Writer’s Dilemma
Dear Rabbi and Susan, I am a Conservative evangelical Christian. I’m 52, unmarried, no children, and I live with my mother and father. And sometimes, my grandmother is here too. I have a moral dilemma that is NOT the end of the world. It’s nothing major, but it’s something that’s been bothering me. My question,...
The Oral Transmission
Question 1: Your commentary on 33 years being taken from Jacob in Genesis 47:9 for complaining came from where? ~ Bill R. Question 2: I just finished watching an AJW show where you told a story about Abram smashing idols in his father Terah’s shop. Can this story be found in the Bible? ~ James...
Would a Chimpanzee Understand?
Most human activities can be located along an imaginary line anchored at one end by “Spiritual” and at the other by “Physical.” We’d put praying near the spiritual end; reading and music would be its neighbors. As the source of both sensual pleasure and new life, sex might be mid-spectrum, while eating and other bodily...
Should We Care About Bill & Melinda Gates’ Divorce
The announcement was concise and respectful. It included language such as “we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple” and, ”After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage.” In that way, Bill and Melinda Gates protected their...
Our Daughter Isn’t on the Right Path
Question: My husband and I watch your show all the time. This question is for Susan, I have a question regarding our 30-year-old daughter. She was brought up in a Christian home, attended Christian school, graduated, and went off to college. She is an Occupational Therapist. She is not living a Christian life at all,...