If you follow the daily lectionary (Here is one on line source.) you will have started reading the Old Testament book of Job. The nice thing about the daily lectionary is that we read large sections of the Bible but, as I especially appreciate with Job) we don’t read all of it. Now, to be […]
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Eternal Life
One of the great things about going to seminary is that you learn some really helpful things about the Bible. I know you are thinking that this is obvious. But sometimes one learns something that simply changes the way you understand, well, almost everything. Learning the Greek behind the phrase “eternal life” is one of […]
Bible Reading Thoughts
One topic I never tire of writing about is the Bible- in part because there is a lot we can talk about. One thing we often don’t spend much time thinking about is why we have the Bible and why we have the particular stories and texts that we have. Often our default way of […]
Wise men asking odd questions
It has been a while since I’ve written about the Magi. Perhaps it is time to spend a little time with them. This is one of those stories in the Bible that we think we know, but maybe we haven’t giving it it’s proper attention. If you want to read the story, it is Matthew […]
Maps of Faith
You may have heard someone say the Bible is a Christian’s road-map. The Bible, they say, tells us how to get to where we are going, complete with detailed instructions on the best way to travel through our lives. I don’t know about you, but that never made much sense to me. Personally, I don’t […]
Who is wrong and who is right?
You only have to be in a Bible study group for a short time or read a few books about the Bible before you realize that many passages of scripture have more than one possible interpretation. Perhaps you have had the experience of being in a small group and having someone say “I always thought […]
The Bible and Real Christians
What do we mean when we talk about the authority of Scripture? Sometimes progressive Christians are accused of not taking the Bible seriously or not being “biblical”. People tell me that the Bible is the word of God and so must be obeyed. And one cannot be a “good” Christian, or even a “real” Christian […]
