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How Not to Review a Book (or, Here We Go Again)
I don’t normally respond to critical reviews of my books. I don’t really see the point. Not everyone likes every book, and that is just peachy as far as I’m concerned. There’s no need to be defensive, and I don’t feel that readers need my help in deciding whether a review is helpful or not. […]
We Are All Agnostic
When it comes to God, we are all agnostic. And I think I mean that quite literally. The word comes from the Greek agnosis [α-γνωσις] which simply means “not knowing.” Is there a God? Is there no God? We simply don’t know, if by “know,” we mean, “are certain about the scientific facts.” I am […]
Rachel Is Weeping for Her Children
This blog series is taken, more or less as is, from my latest book How The Bible Actually Works. You can read the first posts in this series here, here, here, and here. I trust no one will misunderstand my intentions. I don’t mean to compare the loss of a child to anything, let alone a […]
Don’t Put God in a Box, Unless You Want to Be Swallowed by a Fish
This blog series is taken, more or less as is, from my latest book How The Bible Actually Works. You can read the first posts in this serieshere and here and here. The book of Jonah tells the famous story of the prophet Jonah who wanted nothing to do with his divinely given assignment—to go to the city […]
Making Sense of the God of Old in a 546-Sextillion-Mile-In-Diameter Universe
We are all making sense of God – and many of us have looked to the Bible to do that. Yet, the Bible often sends us conflicting messages about who God is. This blog series is taken, more or less as is, from my latest book How The Bible Actually Works. You can read the first […]
Tiptoeing Around the Touchy Almighty
This blog series is taken, more or less as is, from my latest book How The Bible Actually Works. You can read the first post in this series here. I mentioned earlier that every issue we’ve looked at thus far—what to do with a fool, how to look at wealth, how to rear children, how […]
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This week Biblical Scholar Sylvia Keesmaat and Theologian Brian Walsh talk about what Paul was up to in the book of Romans. We visit topics like salvation and politics and how maybe those words don’t mean what we thought when it comes to the New Testament. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: “Romans Disarmed” by Sylvia […]
