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Ecology – Home-Country Bible Wisdom – Land Ethics

The ecology equation is simple. Air, water, land must be sustainable and accessible to provide sufficient resources for all living beings. Ecology is the right balance between environment and living beings. People and living creatures live and survive off the air, land and water. There must be sufficient quantity and quality. What is the most balanced […]

Poor, widows, orphans, homeless, unemployed. Welfare

You will always have the poor with you. The Explanation does not affirm this. Jesus does in Matthew 26:11 with these same words. Being poor is not a simple matter of economics or economic systems. There are a million and one reasons any person can be or become poor, a widow, an orphan, homeless or […]

Economy. Managing Your House. Practical Bible Wisdom

Economy. Is it the stock market or a household? Is the goal to accumulate money or decent living conditions? News screams economy at us from every angle. We criticize the COVID-19 lockdowns because they put such a damper on the economy. We’ve closed stores, hotels, restaurants, stopped travel and tourism throwing millions out of work. […]

Older People in 21st Century Society. Practical Bible Wisdom

What’s the role of older people in today’s world? Often, we’ve shunted them into a corner as useless reminders of another age. Not Good. A more fundamental question might be, should older people have a role in society? As baby-boomers (born 1946-1964) transform into retirees alongside Generation Z (born after 2000) the rift between generations […]

Agriculture – Practical Bible Wisdom for the 21st century

Agriculture, essential for food, but endangered because of soil, salary and sustainability issues. Practical Bible wisdom to the rescue. Agriculture is the world’s biggest employer, with over 40% of the world’s population directly or indirectly involved. Yet, it is fraught with dreams and nightmares. Who wouldn’t want a country house with a plot of fertile […]

Hygiene Preserves Health. Bible Wisdom Ahead of its Time

Hygiene is not a word we hear often in the COVID-19 crisis. Authorities and the public look on measures as restrictive. Hygiene is preventive. Hygiene is preventive measures to avoid sickness and disease. Practical Bible wisdom is the precursor in preventive medicine. Here’s a definition and the historical origin. Hygiene: The science of preventive medicine and […]

Individual Rights vs Collective Rights. The Bible Balance?

People’s, and human rights are major issues today. When it comes to Individual and Collective Rights. where should the balance be? Why? The question of whose rights come first, personal or community, colors the debate of many subjects. Today, COVID-19 is front and center for wearing masks and social distancing. Electric scooters on sidewalks and […]

History of Individuals and Nations. Practical Bible Wisdom

Bible history of Individuals and Nations. With whom does God work? Does YHVH work on a PERSONAL or NATIONAL scale? Individuals and/or groups? History in the Bible tends to focus on individuals. It starts with Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham and his sons, Moses, Joshua and then the Kings. When we get […]

Fig Leaves or Clothing? Tinker or Build? Practical Bible Wisdom

The first human solution applied by Adam and Eve was to dress themselves in fig leaves. God immediately came along and dressed them in clothes. Why? I received two conflicting viewpoints on the COVID-19 pandemic this past week. One said, Coronavirus is a seasonal virus that causes symptoms and there are treatments and there is […]

Lies are Damaging. Stop Them. Practical Bible Wisdom

Lies are nauseous. Like cancer, it starts with one cell, then 2, 4, 8, multiplying. Soon you can’t stop it. Lies kill individuals, nations and the world. Lies destroy truth. That’s the bottom line at the top of this post. It even goes further because most people today would even question the definition of truth […]