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Why Donald Trump Should Not Apologize
Everybody was appalled at Donald Trump’s reaction to Fox News’ journalist Megyn Kelly as she did her job: posing hard questions that draw out...
Will Bill Kill the Bible?
So the figures in the book of Judges have been blurred out of focus by tradition, VBS programs, and perhaps also our inability to...
An Invitation You Can’t Refuse
Another piece of poetry I always pull out and savor at Easter is the Easter Homily of John Chrysostom. I have not gone back...
What They’re Not Telling You About Alcohol and the Bible (3)
I love that parable of David Foster Wallace about the two fish, swimming happily along, when they meet and old fish swimming toward them...
What They’re Not Telling You About Alcohol and the Bible (1)
Of course, it depends on who “they” are. In the last several years evangelicals have been talking about alcohol. Historically, American protestant evangelicals have...
Now For Something A Little Different
A recent writing project sent me back to a type of literature scholars typically call "heroic." It's the ancient version of the action-adventure flick. I won't bore you with...
Recollection of a Hanging
Ever since Seminary, I’ve had a deep interest in Islam and all things Arabic. It began with a course on introductory literary Arabic, taught mainly as...
Bible Study Clichés that Must Die (3)
It’s Sunday. We’re with family and friends, enjoying our Sunday dinner. And what’s on the menu? Roast preacher! We’re talking about what the preacher...
How Practical is Relevance?
The cry to “make the Bible relevant to today’s world” not only implies that the Bible itself lacks relevance, a point discussed yesterday, it...
