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December 2017

December 12, 2017

Are We There Yet? (Second Week in Advent Devotional)

Throughout Advent I will be posting sections from my weekly devotions in SURVIVING THE BIBLE:...

December 05, 2017

Look, Shiny! (First Week of Advent Study)

Throughout Advent I will be posting sections from my weekly devotions in SURVIVING THE BIBLE:...

December 04, 2017

Eating the Biblical Elephant

The following is excerpted from SURVIVING THE BIBLE by Christian Piatt. With the beginning of...

February 2015

February 14, 2015

The Gospel of Mark as a Manifesto of Political and Religious Defiance

I'm starting to think that Che Guevara and the Jesus of the Gospel according to...

February 03, 2015

Day Two of My Jesus Project: Are We Done Yet?

First, the good news: After four months of preparation, I have officially started my year-long...

December 2013

December 06, 2013

Looking Where Prophets Point

I will be concluding my Heretic's Guide to the Bible weekly online study at the...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

It’s Not What it Looks Like!

(Special thanks to my wife, Rev. Amy Piatt, for her collaboration on this entry with...

November 11, 2013

It’s Not As Bad (or Good) As You Think

The following is excerpted from my weekly Heretic's Guide to the Bible study. To read...

November 06, 2013

Having the Faith to Fail

The following is excerpted from my weekly Heretic's Guide to the Bible study. To...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Show Your Cheeks for Jesus!

This is excerpted from the larger weekly Heretic's Guide to the Bible Study. To read...

October 21, 2013

Being Bad at Doing Good

The following is an excerpt from my weekly Heretic's Guide to the Bible study. To...

October 07, 2013

The Gospel of “Breaking Bad”

This is part of the weekly Bible study, called A Heretic's Guide to the Bible....

September 2013

September 30, 2013

When Ministers Get Honest About Doubt

Following is excerpted from my larger weekly Bible Study, called Heretic's Guide to the Bible....

September 17, 2013

Mutual Interest is Self-Interest (Reflection on the Parable of the Money Manager – Luke 14)

Following is a reflection that is part of my larger weekly Heretic's Guide to the...

September 12, 2013

Those People

Following is taken from my Heretic's Guide to the Bible weekly lectionary study. To learn...

September 04, 2013

Green Sticks and Broken Bones

Following is a reflection from my weekly Heretic's Guide to the Bible lectionary study. For...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

I’m Awesomely Humble!

This reflection is part of a larger weekly lectionary study, called Heretic's Guide to the...

August 13, 2013

God, Give Me Peace…and All My Stuff

The following is excerpted from the full Heretic's Guide to the Bible lectionary study, "Burn...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

When Ministers Lose Their Faith

Following is excerpted from my recent Heretic's Guide to the Bible, a weekly lectionary study....

July 10, 2013

No Girls Allowed

Following is a reflection that is part of a larger Heretic's Guide to the Bible something...

June 2013

June 10, 2013

Which way did he go, George? (Heretic’s Guide sampler for June 23, 2013)

Bible Cliff’s Notes (My dog ate my Bible!) First Reading 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a...

June 03, 2013

Tyler Durden’s Gospel / Kings Behaving Badly (Heretic’s Guide for June 16, 2013)

Bible Cliff’s Notes (My dog ate my Bible!) First Reading 1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

God Hits the “Smite” Button (Bonus Heretics Guide “Year D” Content For June 16, 2013)

God Hits the “Smite” Button A Heretic’s Guide to the Bible Bonus Readings from Beyond the...

May 28, 2013

God is a Sock (Heretic’s Guide Sampler for Sun, June 9th 2013)

Bible Cliff’s Notes (My dog ate my Bible!) First Reading 1 Kings 17:8-16, (17-24) A...

May 13, 2013

Hey, Wise Guy! (Heretic’s Guide Study for Sunday, May 26th, 2013)

This is a sampler of the full content offered at Heretic's Guide to the Bible....

May 08, 2013

Jesus in Space (Video Run-Down for Sunday, May 12th)

May 07, 2013

Holy Rollers and Drunk Disciples

Bible Cliff’s Notes (My dog ate my Bible!) Gospel John 14:8-17, 25-27 Phillips still doesn’t...

May 02, 2013

It’s Not Fair! (Heretic’s Video Overview for May 5, 2013)

Is fairness the same as justice? Is there more than one kind of justice? Can...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Going Up! (AKA, Jesus in Space) Heretic’s Guide Bible Study Sampler

Bible Cliff’s Notes (My dog ate my Bible!) Gospel Luke 24:44-53 Jesus gives the disciples...

April 24, 2013

THOSE People (Video)

If we're being honest, we all have "those people" in our lives. And chances are,...