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Cynthia Shafer-Elliott (Ph.D., The University of Sheffield, England) is an Associate Dean of the School of Theology and Leadership and Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible & Archaeology at Jessup University in Rocklin, California. Dr. Shafer-Elliott specializes in the cultural and social contexts of ancient Israel and Judah, particularly within domestic […]
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Author Spotlight: Megan Westra
Today’s author is Megan Westra and the book is Born Again and Again. Megan Westra is a dynamic and passionate public speaker, […]
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On Speaking the Truth in Love
An Excerpt from Love Matters More: How Fighting to Be Right Keeps us From Loving Like Jesus If we want […]
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Digging Up Dirt on the Bible
Over the years, I’ve fooled a lot of people into liking me. They read what I write or hear me […]
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Picking and Choosing From the Bible
I think we should stop using “You just pick and choose what you apply from the Bible” as an insult. […]
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Author Spotlight: Luke T. Harrington
Today’s author is Luke T. Harrington and the book is Murder-Bears, Moonshine, and Mayhem. Luke T. Harrington is the only […]
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Top* 10 Things Love Matters More Than
*By “Top,” I mean things that just came to me off the top of my head in the past 10 […]
Continue ReadingI’ve reflected on that moment a lot since. It dawned on me this was the first time I really saw and felt my white privilege. I have never in my life walked into any kind of store and had employees stop what they are doing, stare, and begin plotting what to do about me because of the color of my skin.
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The Great Unbiblical Political Error of White American Evangelicalism
White Evangelicalism’s overwhelming support for Donald Trump continues to be a source of bewilderment, if not exasperation, among Christians of […]
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Why God Isn’t Always Behind Our Successes or Failures (Thankfully)
There is a karma-like understanding in the Bible that we find particularly in the book of Deuteronomy. If you do […]
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Resources for Justice
Rather than air our regularly scheduled episode, we felt it was important to step back and promote educational resources by […]
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Author Spotlight: Zack Hunt
Today’s author is Zack Hunt and the book is Unraptured: How End Times Theology Gets It Wrong. Zack Hunt is […]
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Pete’s Bible Trivia Bonanza #12 — Jeremiah Didn’t Have a Pentateuch
The prophet Jeremiah lived during the time when the Babylonians invaded Judah (beginning in 597 BCE) and then captured Jerusalem […]
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Reading the Bible With Mutual Respect
I don’t know about you but I grew up with this nagging thought in the back of my mind when […]
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Rachel Held Evans and Her God
I am thinking about Rachel’s passing a year ago, along with many of you. I continue to mourn the tremendous […]
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Author Spotlight: Melissa Florer-Bixler
Have you ever said to yourself, “AHHHHHHHHHH there are so many great books out there I want to read and […]
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Getting Back to Normal After COVID-19. Maybe. Maybe Not.
We all react to COVID-19 in our own way. Some hoard, some hide. Some fear for their own safety and […]
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Engaging the Bible as If God Were Out Ahead of Us
Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask […]
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What the Bible Says About Right & Wrong
On the podcast we are constantly exploring these two questions: what is the Bible and what do we do with […]
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Author Spotlight: Karen Gonzalez
Have you ever said to yourself, “AHHHHHHHHHH there are so many great books out there I want to read and […]
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