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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 a wider swath. The president’s well documented moral corruption, both personal and professional, are undeniable. This certainly puts Evangelicals in a tight spot: how to defend a president whom they […]

The Great Unbiblical Political Error of White American Evangelicalism

Why God Isn’t Always Behind Our Successes or Failures (Thankfully)

By Jared Byas, M.A.

There is a karma-like understanding in the Bible that we find particularly in the book of Deuteronomy. If you do […]

Resources for Justice

By Pete Enns, Ph.D.

Rather than air our regularly scheduled episode, we felt it was important to step back and promote educational resources by […]

Author Spotlight: Zack Hunt

By Pete Enns, Ph.D.

Today’s author is Zack Hunt and the book is Unraptured: How End Times Theology Gets It Wrong. Zack Hunt is […]

Pete’s Bible Trivia Bonanza #12 — Jeremiah Didn’t Have a Pentateuch

By Pete Enns, Ph.D.

The prophet Jeremiah lived during the time when the Babylonians invaded Judah (beginning in 597 BCE) and then captured Jerusalem […]

Reading the Bible With Mutual Respect

By Jared Byas, M.A.

I don’t know about you but I grew up with this nagging thought in the back of my mind when […]

Rachel Held Evans and Her God

By Pete Enns, Ph.D.

I am thinking about Rachel’s passing a year ago, along with many of you. I continue to mourn the tremendous […]

Author Spotlight: Melissa Florer-Bixler

By Pete Enns, Ph.D.

Have you ever said to yourself, “AHHHHHHHHHH there are so many great books out there I want to read and I don’t have time to get to most of them but I’m tired of being dumb”? Yup. So have we. There are so many great thinkers and great books out […]

Author Spotlight: Melissa Florer-Bixler

“Searchers”: The Ignored Demographic of Spiritual Secularists (Guest Post)

By Guest

Aaron Bjerke is planting a church in NYC out of Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Having been an Assistant Pastor there for seven […]

Church as It Should Be—What I Am Taking with Me from the Evolving Faith Conference

By Pete Enns, Ph.D.

I spent the weekend in Denver—the place of no humidity—at the 2nd Evolving Faith conference, and of which I hope […]

Faith and Science: What’s Love Got to Do With It? (Guest Post)

By Guest

Paul Wallace teaches physics and astronomy at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga, and serves as Pastor for Adult Education […]

How “How the Bible Actually Works” Works: A Response to Geoff Holsclaw (And Likely Others)

By Pete Enns, Ph.D.

Introduction I would like to thank Geoff Holsclaw for taking the time to write a review of my latest book […]

Uh, That Sounds Familiar (Again): Noah and Lot in the Book of Genesis

By Pete Enns, Ph.D.

Last week we took a gander at the overlap between the stories of Adam and Noah, and a good time […]

Uh, That Sounds Familiar: Adam and Noah in Genesis

By Pete Enns, Ph.D.

Some stories in Genesis overlap a lot. Or maybe a better way of putting it is the stories echo each […]

People over Principles

By Jared Byas, M.A.

There’s an interesting story in Genesis that shows God to be unprincipled. And I like it. In Genesis 18, God […]

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…