~4 min.Should I stop giving to church workers who seem too rich? (Part 1 of 2) (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Question: What lifestyle is appropriate for full-time church workers? I'm thinking about people like pastors, itinerant teachers, and missionaries supported by a ...

~3 min.Is It Okay to "name and shame" Bad Religious Leaders? (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Is it okay to "name and shame" religious leaders who abuse their position? Specifically, those who are hypocrites and false teachers, things like that? Some people ...

~5 min.Dinah, Bathsheba, & Tamar (Part 1): What happened to Dinah? (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · What happened to Dinah with Shechem (Gen. 34), Bathsheba with David (2 Sam. 11), and Tamar with Amnon (2 Sam. 13)? I think two (for sure) describe rape, maybe all ...

~4 min.Civil Disobedience: When And How? | Q&A (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Originally published August 6, 2020. Question: When is it okay for Christians to intentionally disobey the government, and how should it be done? I sometimes hear ...

~6 min.Does the Bible ever tell me to pray before eating? | Q&A (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Question: Am I supposed to pray to God before eating? Does that come from the Bible, or is it just tradition? I haven't found a verse that tells us to do it. If it ...

~7 min.If we're not under the Law, why does Acts 15 have laws? (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Answer: The specific references are Acts 15:20 (James’ statement) and v.29 (the written letter), and later in Acts 21:25 we see the instruction was still ...

~6 min.My Conscience Is Bothered By Both Choices In A Political Election. What Do I Do? | Q&A (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Question: Another presidential election is here, and I'm confused. Some of my older relatives and their friends want the current president to win a second term, but ...

~7 min.Did Jesus have "half-brothers?" (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Answer: I have heard similar descriptions of the Lord’s earthly family. In some cases, it seemed that the speaker just wanted to be technically correct about His ...

~9 min.Jephthah's Vow (part 1): Faith & Failure (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · The Judges of Israel. In the book of Exodus, God powerfully delivered Israel from oppression in Egypt. In Joshua, we read how He defeated enemies as Israel entered ...

~7 min.Jephthah's Vow (part 2): His Daughter's Faith (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · In part 1 of this study, I reviewed the account of Jephthah's life and activities recorded in Judges 10-12. His public career began in faith, but later descended ...