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I spent the weekend in Denver—the place of no humidity—at the 2nd Evolving Faith conference, and of which I hope countless others will follow. 2500 people attended and who knows how many were watching via live stream. I spoke at last year’s conference as well, and what has once again […]
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Faith and Science: What’s Love Got to Do With It? (Guest Post)
Paul Wallace teaches physics and astronomy at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga, and serves as Pastor for Adult Education […]
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How “How the Bible Actually Works” Works: A Response to Geoff Holsclaw (And Likely Others)
Introduction I would like to thank Geoff Holsclaw for taking the time to write a review of my latest book […]
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Uh, That Sounds Familiar (Again): Noah and Lot in the Book of Genesis
Last week we took a gander at the overlap between the stories of Adam and Noah, and a good time […]
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Uh, That Sounds Familiar: Adam and Noah in Genesis
Some stories in Genesis overlap a lot. Or maybe a better way of putting it is the stories echo each […]
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People over Principles
There’s an interesting story in Genesis that shows God to be unprincipled. And I like it. In Genesis 18, God […]
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America Is Not in the Bible
America is not in the Bible. In no way, shape, or form. Not a hint. Not a whiff. America is not in the Bible, not even here: If my people who are called by my name humble themselves…
Continue ReadingFeeling lonely is one of the most common symptoms of going through a faith transition. This has been confirmed over and over the more I talk with people. However, it turns out it’s not just people in faith transition experiencing it. A study by health service company Cigna found that […]
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At the End of the Day, Here is THE Question that Keeps Coming Up
I recently spent the past few days in (Very) Hot Springs, NC at the Wild Goose Festival—if you don’t know […]
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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 […]
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We Are All Agnostic
When it comes to God, we are all agnostic. And I think I mean that quite literally. The word comes […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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Remembering Rachel
Friends, Monday is our usual day for airing our weekly podcast episode and the obligatory social media posts, but the […]
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Does Your God Recycle?
This blog post is taken, more or less as is, from my latest book How The Bible Actually Works. Should […]
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A Thought about Easter and the Bizarre Christian Faith
I have no problem saying—in fact, I think is it good and healthy to say—that I have, and have always […]
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Using Truth as a Weapon
Just a few weeks ago the Methodist Church, which represents over 12 Million Christians in America, met in St. Louis, […]
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Can the Bible Be “Trusted” and What Does That Even Mean?
The Bible bears the marks of the messiness of the diverse human drama. Christian theology, if it wishes to be compelling and speak into people’s lives, needs to incorporate that fact, not shy away from it.
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