Bible & Theology
It's A Sin Problem?
The disciples telling Jesus about 5,000 hungry people— Jesus: “It’s not a food problem, it’s a sin problem.” The centurion asking Jesus
Bible & Theology
Bible & Theology
The Bible and Theology are the things I'm most passionate about and write about the most often.
Bible & Theology
Prayer Means Action
Everyone should hesitate before they pray for something if they are not willing to take some sort of action to help answer that prayer. If
Bible & Theology
Open Communion at The Table
The Table Church practices open Communion, open even to those who don't follow Christianity. When we offer Communion we say, "Anyone who
Bible & Theology
Did it make a difference?
(Easter Week Table Church Newsletter) Around Holy Week, that's a question I often find myself thinking about. Each year in the church (for
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
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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
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
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