Following my last post, here is the first installment of a series – biblical scholars from evangelical backgrounds telling their stories about their “aha” moments that convinced them they needed to find […]
Continue ReadingThe 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.
Continue ReadingI know the title of this post might sound offensive, but don’t give in to that feeling. I’m probably not even talking to you. The title channels something I read by C. […]
Continue ReadingIt looks like whoever wrote the Flood story has a bone to pick with the Canaanites.
Continue ReadingA willingness to accept how Scripture comes to us is a mark of faith and trust in God, not an act of disloyalty to God.
Continue ReadingIn The Bible Tells Me So, I have a section called “Stories Work,” which is my conclusion to chapter 3, “God Likes Stories.” My point there is that the writers of the […]
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