Taking the Bible seriously means reading it figurally
What scripture means is not reducible to what it once meant.
Lent | Fourth Sunday in Lent (Year C)
Joshua 5:9-12 (Psalm 32); 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
A counting book that retells Jesus’ parables and a Reformation-themed alphabet book are among my favorite new children’s books.
“One second-century pagan critic of Christianity was willing to tolerate everything else about Christians if they would only worship the gods.”
A Jesus who embodies his own characters
Two refreshing new books place the storyteller within the story he tells.
In response to our request for essays on the topic mistake, we received many compelling reflections. Here is a selection.
I often worry that churches are too full of people who are not disappointments. Bear with me here. I love the story of the Prodigal Son. I love the idea that no matter what we do in life, no matter how much we mess up, God will still welcome us when we decide to come home.