Compassionate Reading
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16 items tagged #new-testament, across the whole site.
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The Bad Seed
"verily thou hast done unwisely...vex me not"
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What Happens When Jesus is Racist?: The Syrophoenician Woman
We are spoiled for choice when it comes to reckoning with Jesus of Nazareth. For atheists, he was just another Jewish apocalyptic preacher. (I think there was a time when "Did…
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Are Jesus and Christ the Same Person?
Maybe! But also maybe not! Let's dig into the differences. (They definitely are two distinct things.)
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The Skull of Mary Magdalene, Who Wasn't a Prostitute, Blame Gregory, He Got it Wrong
If you're visiting the South of France, you'll of course want to stop by Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume. They have the skull of Mary Magdalene.
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In Which I Don't Write Very Coherently About Fig Trees, But At Least Try My Best
A sentence you'll read when you Google "figs and wasps" is in a caption to a photo of a wasp and a fig: "A female fig wasp descends through the ostiole into the center of the fig…
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"See what large letters I make": The Humanness of Paul
There's Paul, the alleged homophobe, yes, and his writing is often weaponized against gay people, I get it, but Paul also describes himself as an expectant mother and queerness is…
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Satan & Scripture
This momentary president's son said a dumb thing on Twitter: "Likelihood of Nancy Pelosi praying for Trump is about the same as the likelihood of Satan running around quoting the…
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Servants & Deacons
(much much MUCH credit to my pastor and friend, Jill McCrory)
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The Good Parts: 1 Thessalonians
But we were gentle among you. 1 Thess 2:7
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Martha
Luke tells us the story of Mary and Martha. This is when Jesus drops in for an impromptu visit and Martha says, "I sure could use some help in the kitchen" and Jesus says, "No you…
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The Vineyard Workers (2 September 2018)
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He…
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Universal Salvation, Universal Love
I asked my pastor last night, an amazing woman named Jill McCrory of Twinbrook Baptist, what her most radical belief was w/r/t God and the Bible. She said, "Universal Salvation…
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The Book I'm Not Reading
I own a not insignificant number of copies of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, the best novel ever written in the English language. As a Christian who is saved in Christ (I think?)…
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Mustard Seeds (26 August 2018)
Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth…
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"I battled the Holy Ghost once on the laundry porch"
Truth is a Gentlemen’s Agreement between two people, neither of whom are gentlemen, neither interested in honesty. Instead, these people are simply polite fictions dressed up in…
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"I Guess I'll Read My Bible Elsewhere"
A few weeks ago, at the Meeting House, Zach was breathing too loudly while he was sitting in quiet contemplation for the still small voice of God. A woman in front of us, panicked…