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Recently, I wrote about the challenge we face when we are taught to “do what the Bible says,” as though it is a rulebook. Specifically, I wrote about the challenges of genre, context, and authority. I ended with this: “ All that to say, when we ignore these challenges of […]
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Why Do We Thank God for Things?
When my son was 5 or so, we were watching TV and a commercial came on giving aid to starving […]
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Be Curious
One of the areas in parenting where fear fights curiosity the most is in regard to faith. I remember correcting […]
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Exchanging a Leather Bound God for an Imperfect Bible
“I don’t know what to do with the Bible anymore” is a refrain that too many of us have come […]
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Reading from the End (with children)
Hannah (an alias) is an undiscerning fan of R-rated literature. Granted, the exclusive focus of this compulsive vice is her […]
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The Learning Human Jesus and the Human Bible
I am especially delighted to write this piece for the Bible for Normal People social media outlet, since there is […]
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Rainbows, Gold Lamé, and Jesus
What This Evangelical Mom Learned at her First Pride I attended my first Pride festival in 2019, and no one […]
Continue ReadingAs you’ve probably heard, we’re moving to our bi-weekly podcast schedule for the summer. Just in case you’ll miss us, here are the super-scientific, very official results for our top ten episodes of all time. These were compiled from community responses on a recent Facebook poll and along with total […]
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Author Spotlight: Drew Hart
Today’s author is Dr. Drew Hart and the book is Who Will Be A Witness? Dr. Drew G. I. Hart […]
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Does the Bible Give Us Access to Absolute Truth?
No. Thanks everyone for coming to my TED talk. Alright fine, I’ll say a little more. Ever since my book […]
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A Pilgrimage to Understanding the Biblical World Better
Cynthia Shafer-Elliott (Ph.D., The University of Sheffield, England) is an Associate Dean of the School of Theology and Leadership and […]
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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 […]
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White Privilege Is Actually a Thing
I’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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