Category Archives: Bible

“Why am I here?” Am I simply a consumer? A channel for various manufactured goods? Something to whom money will be given in exchange for my labor? In an average lifespan of seventy years, an average American will spend about … Continue reading →

The common assumption of many Christians that the first human couple, Adam and Eve, were white Anglo-Saxon Protestants is not only silly, but betrays an appalling narrowness and ethnocentrism. They could just as easily have been black and seven feet … Continue reading →

If we read Romans 8:28 and think that it means a happy outcome tomorrow for the problem of today, we misread the intent and ignore the context. Worse, we miss the perspective that we need to have and the help … Continue reading →

This posting is mostly just me rambling tonight; the structure is poor. I am one of those annoying sorts of people who is rarely wholly satisfied with an answer–since most answers don’t really take care of all the questions I … Continue reading →

The author of 2 Peter writes at the very start of his epistle: His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. … Continue reading →

Admittedly this is a long post, and somewhat technical, but I think it can help you make sense of some parts of the Bible that otherwise might be a bit confusing. One of the mistakes we make all too often … Continue reading →

As a younger Christian I used to be afraid of the Bible. What I mean by that, is that I was afraid that in reading through it I would discover something that challenged what I’d been taught to believe. Of … Continue reading →

Genesis 37 relates the story of Esau. In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul comments about the tale in his letter to the Roman church. There, he quotes Malachi 1:2-3 that God loved Jacob but hated his brother Esau. Does … Continue reading →