Sometimes the Bible shows up when you least expect it. On last night’s The Colbert Report, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed “Same Love,” a song off their 2012 album, The Heist, calling for equal rights for gay couples. It’s a deft piece of musicianship, with confessional lyrics and a nice… [more]
Theology & The Church
Why History’s Bible series was worth it
We’ve now reached the conclusion of the landmark History series The Bible. A record 10 million viewers plus have tuned in each week to this sweeping portrayal of the narrative of Scripture. The Bible has even surpassed American Idol - a Biblical irony, if you think about it. It’s always… [more]
Modern parenthood and the myth of the Proverbs 31 woman
A recent Pew Research survey about modern parenthood revealed some interesting societal shifts. According to NPR's story on the survey: ... fathers spend three times as many hours a week on child care, and twice as much on housework, as they did in the 1960s. Sounds like a major shift,… [more]
The character missing from History’s Bible
Sometimes if I’m on my own I’ll grab a frozen dinner from the grocery store. If I’m in the right mood those Hungry Man boxes always look good enough for Thanksgiving dinner. While the meals aren’t actually bad, they’re by no means Thanksgiving-ready. A frozen meal is never going to… [more]
The most ‘Bible-minded’ city in America
Every city needs a claim to fame, I suppose. Boulder, Colo. is America’s fittest city. Washington D.C. is America’s richest city. Houston, Texas, is America’s fattest city. Boston, Mass., is America’s brainiest (and drunkest) city. And now, thanks to a recently released study conducted by the Barna Group, we also… [more]
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c.moreno I hope that those that watch question the documentary and read the Bible for themselves and maybe they will see the missing character (God) through reading.
The character missing from History’s Bible
JustMyOpinion I see this series is an invitation to sit at the table with God, and to feed the soul, and inspire a desire for more.
The character missing from History’s Bible
paulvanderklay I think a more honest approach to all of them is to recognize that these texts create an interpretive framework from which these highly complex religious-cultural communities approach these matters.
Historical Adam: Wrestling with Romans 5
KoryPlockmeyer While Paul's theology is certainly normative for Christians, I don't believe we need to limit ourselves to Paul's cosmology.
Historical Adam: One possible scenario
Justin G I'm certainly not saying that N.T. Wright has it all figured out ... but I do appreciate the work that he has done in researching topics like this.
Have we gotten heaven wrong?
apna Not sure Affirmative Action can ever be consistent with Christianity. It's meeting failure with more failure...
A Biblical case for affirmative action