Tag: biblical literalism
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How Not to Read Scripture
Jeremiah 26:1-12 – 6/23/2026 It may be that they will listen and will turn from their evil way, that I may change my mind about the disaster that I intend to bring on them because of their evil doings. Jeremiah 26:3 (NRSVue) Though there are many ways to read scripture, some of those interpretive frameworks…
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A God of Conquest and Genocide?
Deuteronomy 31:1-13 – 5/13/2026 The Lord your God himself will cross over before you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua also will cross over before you, as the Lord promised. Deuteronomy 31:3 (NRSVue) God promised the land of the Jordan Valley to the descendant of Jacob through the…
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Isolating Church, Liberating Education – The Early College Years
by Justin Marquis Previous Post – My So-Called Faith The beginning of my studies at Purdue University was a time of intensifying my commitment to my Evangelical Christian faith. My high school part-time job had been working at the public library, first as a page and then as a clerk. A lot of my high…
Dionysus on a Bike 