~6 min.My Conscience Is Bothered By Both Choices In A Political Election. What Do I Do? | Q&A
patternsoftruth.org · Question: Another presidential election is here, and I'm confused. Some of my older relatives and their friends want the current president to win a second term, but ...
Keywords:conscience; electionday; voting; political; choices; election; decisions
~3 min.Is It Okay to "name and shame" Bad Religious Leaders?
patternsoftruth.org · Is it okay to "name and shame" religious leaders who abuse their position? Specifically, those who are hypocrites and false teachers, things like that? Some people ...
Keywords:bad leaders; false teachers; name and shame
~5 min.Dinah, Bathsheba, & Tamar (Part 1): What happened to Dinah?
patternsoftruth.org · What happened to Dinah with Shechem (Gen. 34), Bathsheba with David (2 Sam. 11), and Tamar with Amnon (2 Sam. 13)? I think two (for sure) describe rape, maybe all ...
Keywords:bible; q&a; genesis; dinah; sexual trauma
~7 min.Jephthah's Vow (part 2): His Daughter's Faith
patternsoftruth.org · In part 1 of this study, I reviewed the account of Jephthah's life and activities recorded in Judges 10-12. His public career began in faith, but later descended ...
Keywords:Jephthah's daughter; Jephthah
~6 min.Four Hard Questions: Standards for Women in the Bible (Part 1)
patternsoftruth.org · A friend of PT described four difficult questions that others have presented to her in discussions. Today I present Part 1 (of 3), answering the first of the four ...
Keywords:women; Adam; Eve; disobedience; childbirth
~9 min.Jephthah's Vow (part 1): Faith & Failure
patternsoftruth.org · The Judges of Israel. In the book of Exodus, God powerfully delivered Israel from oppression in Egypt. In Joshua, we read how He defeated enemies as Israel entered ...
Keywords:faith; hephthah; failure; judges; israel
~4 min.How Do I Show Christian Testimony in Difficult Social Situations?
patternsoftruth.org · The holidays are here, and my social calendar includes school parties, office parties, and home gatherings with family members who are either unsaved, or might be ...
Keywords:Christian testimony; difficult situations; social situations
~4 min.Civil Disobedience: When And How? | Q&A
patternsoftruth.org · Originally published August 6, 2020. Question: When is it okay for Christians to intentionally disobey the government, and how should it be done? I sometimes hear ...
Keywords:qanda; christianity; #civil; law
~4 min.Should I stop giving to church workers who seem too rich? (Part 2 of 2)
patternsoftruth.org · I started my response to your question in Part 1. I attempted to show the Scriptural basis for paying people who devote their work to the Lord’s service, rather ...
Keywords:money; church workers; wealth
~5 min.Dinah, Bathsheba, & Tamar (Part 3): What was going on in David's house
patternsoftruth.org · Two more cases to examine, and both occurred in King David’s household. I also believe they are connected in a similar way: lack of wisdom in an elder’s choices ...
Keywords:bible; q&a; genesis; dinah; bathsheba; tamar; david; abuse; trauma