Hosea was believed to have lived in the 8th century B.C. The name “Hosea,” means “salvation,” or “He saves,” or “He helps.”
Here is how the Book of Hosea starts:
1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. (Hosea 1:1)
Hosea is shown to have had a difficult time and was told to take harlots as wives. But he also had difficult messages …
Back in 2013, I was able to visit the Temple Institute in Jerusalem (and took the above photograph). While I was somewhat familiar with this group, I had not fully understood certain aspects of its position related to the ‘foundation stone’ and Temple Mount until I watched a presentation there.
Here is something that they put out today, which confirmed what I learned when I was in Jerusalem: …
Belief in Jesus is important. But is Christianity mainly about how you feel about your relationship with Jesus like some seem to teach? Are Christians to stay as they are? Is there something we are supposed to strive to do? Are Christians supposed to obey? Who? What is character? Why is it important to build it in this life? ..
Are you grateful for what you have or are you mainly a complainer?
I regularly hear from poor, and often hungry, people in Africa. Their situations and problems remind me how grateful those of us in Western cultures should be for at least the physical blessings we have.
Do you give thanks to God? Does the Bible actually say to do that?
Does the Bible say anything about people who are not thankful? …
Bowing to European Union pressure, Germany is making more statements criminal:
November 24, 2022
Holocaust denial has long been illegal in Germany. A new amendment aims to criminalize denial of other war crimes and genocides wherever they happen and would apply to denying atrocities committed in Ukraine. …
CNBC posted the following:
Emoji for expenses, penthouses and slipshod accounting … FTX …
Updated November 18, 2022
Thursday, FTX CEO John Ray III filed a declaration with the United States Bankruptcy Court for Delaware, the latest in the implosion of one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. …