Category Archives: Bible

We underestimate our unbelieving neighbors and friends. We dismiss the possibility that, in their own way, they might actually be seriously seeking answers—ultimate answers about life, faith, and death. Often, it is our particular version of Christianity that is rejected … Continue reading →

Here is some of my best advice for young theologians and Bible students: Everyone is a theologian. You cannot escape that responsibility. (Even atheists are theologians because they have a concept of what they think God should be like and … Continue reading →

Interpretation is the key to unlocking the meaning of stories in the Bible.  It could be good, bad and even ugly. All too often we are quick to sift out a meaning with little attention to the story details such … Continue reading →

Racism. Racism can be defined as “prejudging people based on their race or ethnicity.” More expansively, we might say that Racism is the ranking of people in terms of dignity or value based on their race or ethnicity, and treating … Continue reading →

It was understandable, I guess, when the group seemed momentarily taken aback when I opened my Bible and suggested reading “the entire Christmas story.” You see, the night was already winding down at our church home-group meeting, and in the … Continue reading →

“What would you think if I sang out of tune, would you stand up and walk out on me?” Most of us know the tune and have probably sung or hummed it, even without thinking.  Perhaps in the shower, or … Continue reading →

When I say “I love you” to my wife or, even, to my kids, it means something distinctly different than when I say “I love you” to my friends, or neighbors, or to my cat.  Why is that?  It’s the … Continue reading →

Talk of “hell” is all over the internet. Rob Bell had a major hand in this with his controversial book Love Wins (HarperOne, March 2011), spurring on as it did a thousand rejoinders including a new book-length treatment by Francis … Continue reading →