Taking the Bible seriously means reading it figurally
What scripture means is not reducible to what it once meant.
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From the beginning—“I am the Lord your God”—the Decalogue is about vocation.
Who were the people who watched Jesus' crucifixion?
Reading the Bible as a feminist
From creation to Mary Magdalene, Barbara E. Reid offers convincing alternatives to sexist interpretations of scripture.
When I was a youth pastor, I was familiar with John 13—but the idea of footwashing freaked me out.
We can ignore the Satan stuff, or we can address it.
Humility isn't a stunt for Jesus—it's a condition of his life.
In the hours before the Passion, the Jesus who was hidden becomes revealed.
A good joke can reveal the distance between what is and what should be.
