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Sticks and Stones
Imagine deciding who would be your next business partner based on the flip of a coin. Or deciding which car to buy based on a roll of the dice. Need to find out if someone has been lying to you? Play a quick game of eeny-meeny-miny-moe. Yea, that ought to do the trick. To say someones guilt can be based on a draw of the hat or a major life decision should be taken up to the odds of a coin toss would seem to be bordering on frivolity, by far one of - if not the furthest thing from a rational idea one could have. Many Christians would argue I’m sure that such decisions should be taken to God in prayer first. Some might even argue that the idea of a game of luck deciding one’s fate would be passing into the realm of witchcraft, allowing the devil to decide one’s outcome. Even the name, cleromancy just sounds a bit too wicked for most of us.
But despite our discomfort with this idea, the fact is that cleromancy is at the core of some of the most major decisions in Christian history. From the Jewish counsel to the apostles themselves, they all used cleromancy to decide God’s will. In the Bible this practice took on quite a few forms but the one we know best I’m sure will ring a bell. It was a few small sticks, stones, or other material tossed on the ground and read based on their height or color. These practices are best known to us simply as casting lots.
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Thank you for joining us this week on Itinerant. You can find out more information about this show at itinerantpodcast.com. Itinerant is presented by The Reckless Pursuit. The Reckless Pursuit is dedicated to offering a safe place for Christians to ask unsafe questions. My wife, Elaine and I address a new topic every week to help those of us who desire a community that is welcoming and not judging of our questions. If you feel like a christian outcast, like church hasn’t had the answers you need, or maybe you’re still in church but just need a little something extra, then The Reckless Pursuit might just be for you. Find out more about it at therecklesspursuit.com. There you can also find all of our links to our social media and all things Itinerant as well.
Now, Go bravely and keep digging. You never know what you might find.
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Imagine deciding who would be your next business partner based on the flip of a coin. Or deciding which car to buy based on a roll of the dice. Need to find out if someone has been lying to you? Play a quick game of eeny-meeny-miny-moe. Yea, that ought to do the trick. To say someones guilt can be based on a draw of the hat or a major life decision should be taken up to the odds of a coin toss would seem to be bordering on frivolity, by far one of - if not the furthest thing from a rational idea one could have. Many Christians would argue I’m sure that such decisions should be taken to God in prayer first. Some might even argue that the idea of a game of luck deciding one’s fate would be passing into the realm of witchcraft, allowing the devil to decide one’s outcome. Even the name, cleromancy just sounds a bit too wicked for most of us.
But despite our discomfort with this idea, the fact is that cleromancy is at the core of some of the most major decisions in Christian history. From the Jewish counsel to the apostles themselves, they all used cleromancy to decide God’s will. In the Bible this practice took on quite a few forms but the one we know best I’m sure will ring a bell. It was a few small sticks, stones, or other material tossed on the ground and read based on their height or color. These practices are best known to us simply as casting lots.
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Thank you for joining us this week on Itinerant. You can find out more information about this show at itinerantpodcast.com. Itinerant is presented by The Reckless Pursuit. The Reckless Pursuit is dedicated to offering a safe place for Christians to ask unsafe questions. My wife, Elaine and I address a new topic every week to help those of us who desire a community that is welcoming and not judging of our questions. If you feel like a christian outcast, like church hasn’t had the answers you need, or maybe you’re still in church but just need a little something extra, then The Reckless Pursuit might just be for you. Find out more about it at therecklesspursuit.com. There you can also find all of our links to our social media and all things Itinerant as well.
Now, Go bravely and keep digging. You never know what you might find.