The Bible in Context
For the first time in my life I have been watching what I eat. I should have started earlier, but my weight has never been a major issue. At my heaviest I weighed ten pounds more than my high school weight. For the past month I have stopped eating meat and almost all animal products. … Read more
The Bible can be used to support anything. But how could people possibly use it to support kidnapping Africans at gunpoint, putting them on ships in repulsive conditions, selling them in the marketplace, and enslaving them for life? This is one of the most disturbing things in the history of Bible interpretation: Americans prior to … Read more
What do you know about God and how do you know it? Did your reason lead you to a general idea about God? Did your study of world history, philosophy, or even theology point you to God? Listen to these words from Karl Barth (1886-1968): “Apart from and without Jesus Christ we can say nothing … Read more
Some people are more critical than others. They question, probe, and frequently disagree. Likewise, some theories are more critical than others and none is more so than critical theory. Critical Theory Critical theory began in the 1920s as a social philosophy in Germany’s Frankfurt School. According to its name, this theory seeks to criticize or … Read more
The kingdom of God is one of the most exciting and intriguing topics in the Bible. My previous post focused on the “kingdom of heaven” in Matthew. Since Matthew’s “kingdom of heaven” is synonymous with the “kingdom of God,” I thought it would be best to include the remaining New Testament references to God’s kingdom … Read more