Jewish Superheroes: A look at an oppressed people

June 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Jewish people (in and outside of biblical record) were an oppressed people. If you put this in terms of highschool. They were the ‘nerds’ of the world. They were the essential outsider, the geeks who never got the girl. Their story (in the Torah, Gemara, Mishnah, Tanya and others) out of that oppression seems to be quite document in their literature. During their development as a people, one man stood apart in the eyes of their deity. He was chosen to be the progenitor, or the first Jewish Superhero of the race of this ‘holy nation’.

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13 Things I Like About Protestant Christians

June 1, 2010 By 2 Comments

Over at the Pagan Portal, the very funny Starr Foster just posted a list of 13 things she likes about Protestants, from the Tudors on Showtime to tithing …

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Illustrating the Divine

June 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Lost in the never-ending debates about biblical inerrancy and infalibility is the recognition of the Bible’s worth as a great work of literature. Lost is the focus on how it has inspired countless translations and interpretations, both written and visual. One of the more recent examples of this is Sanjay Patel’s latest book, Ramayana: Divine Loophole, a visually stunning re-telling of one of the most famous sacred stories of all time.

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