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Mike Winger idea 2018-03-21

Purgatory is central to Catholic practice: mass for the dead, prayers for the deceased, and indulgences

Explaining the practical/liturgical consequences of the purgatory doctrine

purgatory indulgences mass for the dead
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-24

Pastoral advice for parents: context determines how to handle Halloween at school

Q&A — advice for a parent in Belgium asking about keeping kids home from school on Halloween

Halloween Day of the Dead Parenting
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-15

Q&A: Malachi 1:11 — "Gentile" and "heathen" as translation variants; the verse prophesies universal worship

Brief textual note on translation choices in Malachi

Malachi 1:11 Malachi 1:11 Gentiles nations (goyim)
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-02

The Malachi tithe rebuke also includes offerings (firstborn animals), which modern tithe-preachers ignore — revealing selective application

Expanding the argument that the Malachi tithe command is being applied inconsistently

Malachi 3:8 hermeneutics tithing Malachi 3:8
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-01

Q3: Why did God reject Cain's offering? Reading Genesis 4 for textual clues

Response to viewer asking about Cain and Abel's sacrifices

Genesis 4 sacrifice Genesis 4 Cain and Abel
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-01

Hebrews 11:4: Abel's sacrifice was better because it was offered by faith

Resolving the Cain/Abel question using Hebrews 11

Hebrews 11:4 faith worship sacrifice
Mike Winger idea 2021-12-17

Why are there Sacrifices if Jesus is our Sacrifice?: Why are there sacrifices (more specifically, sin offerings) in the millennial temple on Earth (ex. Ezekiel 42: 13)? I don't get it since Jesus was the final and perfect sacrifice.

Q&A question: Why are there Sacrifices if Jesus is our Sacrifice?

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Mike Winger idea 2022-06-24

Was Elihu in Job Correct?: In Job 32:7-9, the Lord tells Job’s 3 friends to sacrifice burnt offerings because they haven’t spoken truth, but the Lord didn’t mention Elihu. Does that mean Elihu was correct in his speech?

Q&A question: Was Elihu in Job Correct?

Elihu
Mike Winger idea 2023-09-01

Leviticus – Burnt Offerings: In Leviticus 1:9, why were only the legs and entrails washed before burning? Cultural?

Q&A question: Leviticus – Burnt Offerings

tithing
Mike Winger idea 2024-04-12

Which Sacrifices Have Ended?: What sacrifices and offerings is Gabriel talking about in Daniel 9: 27?

Q&A question: Which Sacrifices Have Ended?

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