~5 min.Four Hard Questions: Standards for Women in the Bible (Part 2)
patternsoftruth.org · A friend of PT described four difficult questions that others have presented to her in discussions. Today I present Part 2 (of 3), answering the second of the four ...
Keywords:women; mosaic law; adultery
~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
~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
~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.Does Revelation 22 Really Say "The End" for the Whole Bible?
patternsoftruth.org · Question: Does the warning against "adding or subtracting from the words of this prophecy" in Rev. 22:18-19 really apply to the whole Bible? Or is it just for the ...
Keywords:q&a; qanda; prophecy; revelation; truth
~3 min.Is It Okay to "name and shame" Bad Religious Leaders?
patternsoftruth.org · Question: Is it okay to "name and shame" religious leaders who abuse their position? Specifically, those who are hypocrites and false teachers, things like that? ...
Keywords:bad leaders; false teachers; name and shame
~4 min.Am I ever guilty of influencing other people's thoughts with my clothing?
patternsoftruth.org · I believe God’s Word rebukes both extreme positions. One side wants harsh standards for women and none for men, ignoring the Lord’s warning about lust. The other ...
Keywords:modest clothing; stumbing; modesty
~4 min.Can my clothing inspire sinful thoughts? - Your body in relation to God
patternsoftruth.org · As you read the passages we cited in the letters of Paul and Peter, note that both speak about adorning. The original word means you are ordering something in a way ...
Keywords:modest clothing; stumbling
~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
~7 min.Did Jesus have "half-brothers?"
patternsoftruth.org · Answer: I have heard similar descriptions of the Lord’s earthly family. In some cases, it seemed that the speaker just wanted to be technically correct about His ...
Keywords:Joseph; Incarnation; Jesus' birth; Jesus' siblings; mary