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Perry and Shawna Mornings
March 28, 2025
“Crush My Enemies,” Old Testament, “Love Your Enemies,” NT—Contradiction??
Dr. Jeremy Grinnell is here to answer tough questions! Jeremy earned his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Calvin Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI, and taught theology at a West MI seminary for nearly 15 years.
Here are the questions Jeremy takes on...
The Psalmist cries out for God to “Crush his enemies,” even their children! But Jesus comes along and says “Love them.” So Ron asks, “How do you explain the apparent contradiction with curses on enemies in the Psalms and Jesus saying ‘Love our enemies?’ ”
Adrianna asks, “When speaking about the adulteress women in Revelation 16, does she represent the Catholic church?” Short answer, “No.”
Stephanie asks, “In Joshua 7, Achan was guilty for stealing plunder from war when God had clearly commanded Israel not to take any. Why was his whole family stoned and burned? His wife and children probably weren’t guilty!”
Then when Jesus cried from the cross, “ ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me,’ what was really going on?” How could God be forsaken by God??
Jim wants to know, “With over 50 translations available, how there can be so much variation from translation to translation. For example, Acts 2:46 ends with ‘singleness of heart’ (KJV). There are about 7-8 variations of that phrase in other translations, what’s going on??”
John asks, “What do you think causes some people to choose a certain Christian belief system over another?”
Lastly, Kim shares, “I’m in a Bible study and the bible teacher was talking about the Israelites gathering manna as usual on day 6 and that God multiplied it to be enough for day 6 and 7 (the Sabbath).
“I had never heard that before. My version of the Bible says Moses tells the Israelites to gather twice as much on day 6 so they would have enough for the Sabbath. Did God multiply the manna or did they just gather extra on the 6th day?”
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Perry LaHaie
Perry LaHaie's passion is to know Jesus and make Him known. “I’m all in with Jesus but not all put together. I need Jesus right now as much as I did when I first started following Him!” Perry says. In addition to co-hosting Perry and Shawna Mornings, Perry is a singer, songwriter, recording artist, and advocate for those who haven’t yet heard the gospel, especially those in the Muslim world. Born and raised in northern Michigan, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications and a graduate degree in Cross- cultural Communications. Perry also serves with Frontiers, a worldwide ministry to Muslims. Perry and his bride, Teresa, call Holland, Michigan home. They have two adult children, Kali and Taylor, and Taylor’s bride, Bri.
Shawna Beyer
Shawna Beyer has a way of telling stories that create personal connection— to her, to one another, and to God. She has been a homeschool mom, church planter, project lead for a consulting company, and church staff member. Though she’s been involved in ministry with her husband (Dan) in Iowa, Arizona, and now Michigan, she was born and raised in Southern California and as they say, “You can take the girl out of California . . .” She is mom to four grown kids (Bryn, Drayson, Eden, and Haven) who no longer need her but humor her anyway. Shawna is passionate about the rhythms we weave into the fabric of our lives to fall more in love with God each day. Healthy foods are her go-to, but she will abandon that whole track in a heartbeat for a homemade cinnamon roll like Grandma used to make.
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