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ONE OF MY FAVORITE SET OF VERSES in the Bible comes from the mouth of a prophet standing at the brink…about to lose everything, perhaps even his life. His name is Habakkuk (huh BACK uck). He has just learned from God that invaders are coming. …
MY PASTOR PREACHED A TOUGH SERMON about the Bible yesterday. At least I think it would have been a tough sermon to prep for. It certainly took courage to speak the words. I have no doubt about that. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if some folks left …
HAS ANYONE EVER ASKED YOU THIS? “Do you have a high view of Scripture”? They’ve asked me. It can feel pretty much like the question, “Do you beat your wife?” Many Christians say it’s an intrusive, intimidating query that feels like a threat …
ONE READER sent me an email this week, alerting me to the fact that a pastor friend of his said I was too conservative, when it comes to the Bible and religion. “I told him you would get a kick out of that,” the reader said, “because I don’t think …
CHRISTIANS NOT ONLY FAILED to speak out against slavery in Bible times. Christians owned slaves. Apostle Paul went so far as to send one runaway slave back to his master—even though the master would have had every right under Roman law to execute the …
WHEN IT COMES TO HOMOSEXUALITY, most Bible scholars agree that the Bible seems uncomfortably clear: Don’t be doing that thing. That’s pretty much the same advice heterosexuals get if they’re not married. I remember sitting in a Bible study class when …
I WRITE BOOKS ABOUT THE BIBLE, like the book shown here. Some readers seem genuinely ticked that I don’t take a position on the controversial stuff: abortion, homosexuality, a literal seven-day creation. I report on all of these. I’ll tell readers …
