Foreword

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I'm writing this because there are many interpretations of scripture.

God writes on the heart, and some use the inspiration for their own personal purposes.

The Old Testament priesthoods seem to be interested in population control.

I wanted those with whom I'm currently in contact to know what some of my thinking was and to show respect for their take on things.

The Opinion chapter shows some of my thoughts while doing biblical exercises.

The Leadership chapter is meant to encourage political change, it was inspired by a recent Sunday sermon.

The Canon chapter is about reading your scripture carefully.

The Sermon chapter is about a St Patrick sermon missing some content.

The 'Third' chapter is about Christian scripture not being fully written.

Other: Time to set boundaries to tribalism.

The Voice chapter is about supporting the Weymouth congregation's impact in the local secular world.

The Contact chapter is about enhancing the ministry's connection with the Weymouth congregation.

The Bond chapter shows one difference between Paganism and Christianity.

The Numbers chapter points out there is asking God for help and doing the things God made us to do.

The Awakening chapter introduces the Big Bang perspective as the first verses in Genesis.

The Context chapter is a response to a Crossroads sermon which relied too heavily on metaphor.

The Steadfast chapter is about how Christians could change the secular world.

The Journey chapter continues from where the Steadfast chapter ends; both are connected to Crossroads prayer requests.

The Conversation chapter is about the second version of prayer requests, asking God's assistance of those you know working on behalf of those you don't know. 

The Missionaries chapter is about changing American culture.

The Grandeur chapter proposes it is time for a scriptural rewrite.

The Shadow chapter points out that primal fear can be discarded.

The Balance chapter is about evenly splitting of requests to God between immediate needs of ourselves and those we care about and fulfilling God's will.

The Insight chapter is about the cherry picking of scriptural sources in sermons.

The Guidance chapter is an evolutionary challenge to American churches to widen the scope of sponsored testimony.

The Rebuttal chapter seeks to expand the objective of Sunday sermons.

The Righteousness chapter distinguishes between the meaning of holy and righteous.

The Litmus chapter argues against literal interpretation of scripture.

The Tweak chapter is about God's small voice.

The Criminal chapter explains the importance of righteousness.

The Principalities chapter speculates on why the secular world is as it is.

The Credible chapter questions the authority of current scripture of being fully God's word.

The Evolution chapter is a rebuttal to pastor Lee's discussion about evolution.

The Dynamic chapter is about understanding God's will.

The Heaven chapter is about sentient life beyond Earth.

The Counterspin chapter requests some changes in the American culture.

The Sentience chapter considers what God's image means.

The Forsaken chapter is about how to stand against Satan.

The Duty chapter is about American civic duty.

The Fair chapter suggests an evolutionary change in American culture.

The Steps chapter questions some Biblical metaphor.

The Metaphor chapter is about the reliability of some Bible content since 3rd century BCE and later writers likely had a self-serving agenda.

The Dialog chapter suggests that church service songs do more than praise God.

The Enemy chapter is about the benefit of confronting Satan.

The Blossom chapter proposes a new Renaissance for the Christian community.

The Perception chapter is about acknowledging that observable creation has somethingto say about current scripture.

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