Daniel Haas

Category: Blog

  • Modesty redefined

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    The author of 1 Timothy loves challenging cultural norms: – Widows can marry again, against the predominant culture. – Christians are supposed to drink wine, because it’s good for you.

  • Stumble Upon

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    When you read something on my blog you want to remember or share, please do so. Every post comes with buttons for the services most people use. Today there is one addition: StumbleUpon If you think Facebook or Twitter is the social media site that drives the most traffic to the rest of the web,…

  • Holy Relativism

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    Whenever religions try to establish rules, they somewhat limit the diversity that God created: foods, behaviors, lifestyles. Today’s reading tries to correct that: “Everything that God has created is good; nothing is to be rejected, but everything is to be received with a prayer of thanks.”

  • Wishful Thinking

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    Whoever wrote 1 Timothy 3:1-16 was a dreamer. He (sic!) was dreaming of a church leadership to his (sic!) liking. Probably because none of his phantasies ever came true. Maybe leadership in his (sic!) church looked more like this: A church leader is full of fault; he a polygamist, a drunkard, lacks self-control, and is…

  • Women’s Lib

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    Whoever wrote 1 Timothy 2:1-15 didn’t know much about the Bible. Please listen to my sermon Women’s Lib.