Bible & Theology
How to Edit the Bible Like Jesus
I recently preached on two of Moses’ encounters with God. The first, in Exodus 3, Moses meets God at the burning bush. Moses, anticipating questions
Bible & Theology
Exodus 14
Setting aside, briefly, the issue of divine violence in the Old Testament, I want you to notice this brilliant literary touch in Exodus. The book
Pastoring
Two Years At The Table
I'm a day late on this, but it was 2 years ago on March 1 that I started my pastorate at The Table.
Blog
My prayers are directed to two things today.
First, towards the people of Ukraine. “I don’t understand, I decidedly do not understand, why men can’t live without war.” “You would think
Pastoring
4 Big Changes
The only thing that's constant is change. That's no less true at The Table Church. Below I'm going to
Bible & Theology
The new ARC denomination is on the slippery slope of conservatism
Religion writer Rick Pidcock once said, "It's funny how I've always heard the 'slippery slope' argument as a
Bible & Theology
Reading the Septuagint
For my morning devotions I have been reading the Septuagint. The Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. Why read a translation instead
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Here's how I'm thinking about COVID right now.
TL;DR—Don't look at case rates. Look at hospitalization numbers. My personal risk—and likely yours—of serious illness, hospitalization, or death
Amos
Amos and Advent
My Advent Bible reading has me in Book of the Prophet Amos. Amos is the author of such gems as: For four crimes I won&
Affirming Theology
Does Genesis Condemn First-Born Daughters?
Genesis 1—4 tells the story of a man and a woman in a relationship who have three sons. These chapters tell us a lot
Atonement
Q&R On Atonement Theories
A Question from a Facebook Commenter: "How do you connect a dead God to ending death without using the biblical understanding of ransom/sacrifice/
Bible & Theology
Without the shedding of blood...
"Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins." Hebrews 9:22 This verse has been used to justify a bloodthirsty