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The Bible says what? If you have ever spent any significant time reading through the pages of the Bible, you have probably come across verses that made you cringe. Especially the ones that make God appear like a violent vindictive tyrant. “God said what?” “God did what?” Many serious good-hearted Christians have asked these sameRead more

Silencing the vulnerable For those who are listening and attentive to the world around us, it’s often the loudest voices that get heard the most. Unfortunately, it seems, the louder you get and the more obnoxious you are can even get you elected president. Being loud has it’s place, but not when it neglects andRead more

Evolving faith In order for our faith to survive, it must be willing and flexible enough to adapt to change. No matter where we find ourselves at in whatever time in history we live, change is an inevitable part of the human experience. For the late Rachel Held Evans, acclaimed Christian author of Evolving inRead more

Becoming More Human, Not Less The irony, of course, as we’ve seen in this book so far, is that Jesus did affirm and value our material world. Crack open the first four books of the New Testament and see for yourself. He cares about it and the people in it so much so that heRead more

Escapist Theologies “If you take time to read and study Christian church history,1 you will discover a common assumption among some Christian traditions that God cares far more about the immaterial world and heaven (in other words, things we can’t see, hear, touch, smell, and taste) than he does about the material world (things weRead more