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Satan and Suffering as Teachers

Cross in the mountains
March 18, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
       Something that is a bit uncomfortable to acknowledge, but is also very empowering, is that God and Satan seem to be incahoots at times. Looking back to the Old Testament, for example, God and Satan discuss Job’s righteousness. God is very pleased with Job, and when He and Satan disagree on the motivation for Job’s […]
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Cain and Abel

Cain and Abel

March 11, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
Jewish thoughts on Cain and Abel are far more extensive than you’d think, given how short the story is. Thanks to Midrash, creative ways the ancient Rabbis explained, understood, and expanded on various biblical themes, we can see stories like Cain and Abel through new eyes and discover a lot of different morals that we […]
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What Is Hinduism?

March 4, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
Hinduism is an extremely complicated religion to explain, mostly due to the fact that it is not a religion, but rather a family of religions. The word “Hindu” was actually a Persian word meant to describe the people of India, not a specific religion. This brings up the point though that Hinduism and India go […]
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Should Westerners Convert to Buddhism?

February 26, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
Conversion can be a touchy subject, especially since it can be extremely bothersome being on the receiving end of someone trying to convert you. We have probably all encountered, or at least heard stories, about people very intrusively trying to force their religions upon others. Other times conversion can be extremely natural, for example, someone […]
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Who Is The Buddha? God or Man?

February 25, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
When Westerners think about the Buddha, we often fall into the trap of thinking that the Buddha is God. This makes sense for us considering there are Buddhist shrines, the religion is called Buddhism, and through our association with Jesus being considered God, it is natural that we would fall into this line of “God” […]
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Cross in the mountains

Satan and Suffering as Teachers

March 18, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
       Something that is a bit uncomfortable to acknowledge, but is also very empowering, is that God and Satan seem to be incahoots at times. Looking back to the Old Testament, for example, God and Satan discuss Job’s righteousness. God is very pleased with Job, and when He and Satan disagree on the motivation for Job’s […]
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Money vs. Heaven

February 22, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
       Jesus speaks quite a bit about the perils of money and wealth, but today this message is seldom heard. We seek wealth constantly, and in our society, success is often measured in dollars. So let’s dive into two key examples of what Jesus has to say about money and let’s also dive into what his […]
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Guru Nepal Holy Man

What Is Hinduism?

March 4, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
Hinduism is an extremely complicated religion to explain, mostly due to the fact that it is not a religion, but rather a family of religions. The word “Hindu” was actually a Persian word meant to describe the people of India, not a specific religion. This brings up the point though that Hinduism and India go […]
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Tamas and Reincarnation

February 23, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
Tamas, and the gunas in general, are not widely known concepts, but they are worth putting some thought into. The Bhagavad Gita, India’s most famous scripture, goes to lengths to explain the concepts, and we can do well to take note. The idea is that every state of mind and matter is a combination of […]
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Is Islam a Tolerant Religion?

February 25, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
What Does Islam Mean?  To understand Islam and to understand your Muslim peers, it’s helpful to know what the word Islam means. It means “submission” or “surrender,” and Muslims generally understand this to mean that individual people and communities will fully submit to God, which is very different from submitting to one’s own personal will. […]
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5 Basic Facts About Islam

February 22, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
Sources: The Great Courses Series: Great World Religions – Islam Lectures 1-3
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Cain and Abel

Cain and Abel

March 11, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
Jewish thoughts on Cain and Abel are far more extensive than you’d think, given how short the story is. Thanks to Midrash, creative ways the ancient Rabbis explained, understood, and expanded on various biblical themes, we can see stories like Cain and Abel through new eyes and discover a lot of different morals that we […]
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Moses and the Commandments

Are Jews Too Legalistic?

February 22, 2023
Stephanie Rojo
       Many non-Jews consider the vast number (613) of Jewish laws to be a bit cumbersome. This way of thinking often leads to negative views about the laws, and many people begin to consider the Jewish people to be too legalistic of a group. Non-Jews often say that the Jews care too much about the laws […]
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