Adaptation and the Old Testament
John Gladden I’ve mentioned before the large cemetery next to my house. In the days of COVID-19, when there aren’t just too many places to...
Old Testament Morality – Too Harsh?
I argued in the last post that Old Testament morality, far from being capricious or out of character with the New Testament, in fact enshrines...
The Old Testament Tyrant
“I’ve spoken before about the primary example of Old Testament barbarism,” the professor said. “Recall the story of Abraham being told to kill his only...
Do We Need the Old Testament?
"As long as the gospels are veridical, there’s no need to hold to the veracity of the Old Testament."...
COVID and Times of Crisis
Life Not-Exactly Under Lockdown Well, it’s been quite the week. I know my life has been turned topsy-turvy, and it’s probably been less affected than...
Sunlight in my Soul
Daylight Savings Time (and a lack of rain) have allowed me to see much more of the sun this week than I have in quite...
A Little Bit of Sunshine
A little bit of Sunshine The light and the darkness – they’ve become the most obvious of clichés. They are so obvious that, despite using...
Walking on Water
During my first Navy tour, Matthew 14:22-33 (the story is also found in Mark 6) became one of my favorite stories in the gospels. To...
What is that to you?
Recently, I realized I’d been allowing a lot of anger and judgement to build up in my life. I would judge other people, even people...
Those who have Gone Before
Daring Greatly In my last post, I spoke about daring greatly. The author of Hebrews tells us that to follow God is to step out...