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The first crack that began the deconstruction of my faith came in the Old Testament class I took my freshman year of college. The professor was giving a lecture on Exodus (my favorite book) and the Israelites’ crossing of the Red Sea. “Oh, by the way,” he said in passing, “the Red Sea is probably better interpreted as ‘Sea of Reeds’ and wasn’t really a sea as we imagine it, simply a vast marsh that perhaps dried miraculously with a strong wind.”

In true agrarian fashion, Norm Wirzba suggests starting small.

The leaders of the NRSVue project talk about translation, reception, and what Bibles are for.

Prayers for Children and the apophatic tradition

I’m hoping for one that’s lyrical, chastened, hallowed.

Every so often, I pull out my old prayer journals and look for patterns or trajectories. What have I prayed for consistently? What requests have I stopped making? How have I approached God differently over time?