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2020-07-21T18:20:52+00:00

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A Brief Conversation With David Bentley Hart

Last updated on: July 21, 2020 at 6:20 pm By Keith Giles

Anyone who knows me is already familiar with the fact that I admire David Bentley Hart as a theologian, New Testament scholar and as an author. Recently, I corresponded with him about a verse of scripture that I ran across after reading through his excellent book, “That All Shall Be Saved.” I suppose what got me to reach out to Hart was that someone on Facebook recently asked me about how to translate the verse in Matthew about how “the Kingdom... Read more

Gospel of the Kingdom

2020-07-17T18:17:50+00:00

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How The Resurrection Proves Everyone Is Forgiven

Last updated on: July 17, 2020 at 6:17 pm By Keith Giles

It’s kinda funny how, once your eyes are opened, you can start to see things in the Scriptures you’ve never noticed before. Like this verse – 1 Cor. 15: 17 – which I was reading the other day and suddenly the truth of what it was saying jumped out at me and nearly took my breath away. Here’s what it says: “…and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.” Now, the... Read more

2020-07-13T15:40:43+00:00

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The Lord’s Prayer [Remix]

Last updated on: July 13, 2020 at 3:40 pm By Keith Giles

They say that familiarity breeds contempt, but when it comes to the Scriptures, it can also breed ignorance. Because once you think you already know something, it’s very difficult to learn anything new. Sadly, this is often the case when it comes to one of the most famous verses in the Bible – The Lord’s Prayer – because most of us know it by heart and can quote it verbatim, but there’s still a very good chance we don’t really... Read more

2020-07-08T18:39:11+00:00

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You Are Loved (And There’s Nothing You Can Do To Change It)

Last updated on: July 8, 2020 at 6:39 pm By Keith Giles

So much of religion is aimed at getting us to fight for and work for and strive after something we already have: God’s Love. The truth is, there is nothing – not one single thing – you and I need to do to be loved by God. Why? Because we are already loved by God – totally, completely, unequivocally, and absolutely – with an everlasting love. Our sin does not separate us from God’s love. Our failures do not... Read more

2020-07-03T02:31:43+00:00

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Sorry Christians, You’re Reading Hebrews All Wrong

Last updated on: July 3, 2020 at 2:31 am By Keith Giles

I grew up believing that “without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins,” but lately I’ve discovered that this verse [Hebrews 9:22] isn’t saying what they told me it says. In fact, if you read the entire book of Hebrews you’ll discover that one of the main points the author is trying to make is the exact opposite. See, Hebrews 9:22 is talking about what was required under the Old Covenant Law, and the entire book of... Read more

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2020-06-18T20:04:26+00:00

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Will You Help Us Build Something New?

Last updated on: June 18, 2020 at 8:04 pm By Keith Giles

After posting a few articles here and sharing them around social media, I’ve received a variety of negative feedback [from White people, of course], about my tone, or about how they feel attacked or accused by my posts, etc. One comment to “Dear White Christians, Here’s What You Still Don’t Understand” actually suggested that the “real problem” is not racism or White Privilege at all, but [wait for it] “the breakdown of the Black family.” Literally, the comment suggested that... Read more

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2020-06-17T19:35:50+00:00

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Dear White Christians: Here’s What You Still Don’t Understand

Last updated on: June 17, 2020 at 7:35 pm By Keith Giles

Today a friend of mine on Facebook said that he had never met anyone who believed that Black people were not fully human. He’s White, of course. He also said that while some people might think this way, he’s not convinced this problem is “pervasive.” I asked him to define “pervasive” and to give me a criteria for what would qualify as pervasive in his mind. He didn’t respond. For me, the last 400 years of American history provide more... Read more

2020-06-16T18:01:34+00:00

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GUEST POST: Paul’s Version Of Jesus Re-Examined by Jim Palmer

Last updated on: June 16, 2020 at 6:01 pm By Keith Giles

In my view, Jesus and Paul would have not gotten along well, and Jesus would have been dismayed by many of the concepts that Paul devised. No other individual shaped the Jesus story that morphed into the church more than Paul. Western Christianity is Pauline. Paul wrote his letters before the gospels were written, likely to have influenced the synoptic gospel writers. Jesus who would have been dumbfounded by the mythology and doctrine that grew up around his name. One... Read more

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2020-06-15T20:44:04+00:00

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[GUEST POST] Shine the Light by Amy Chumbley

Last updated on: June 15, 2020 at 8:44 pm By Keith Giles

I need to confess something. I’ve had lots of black friends over the years but I never once asked any of them to share their experiences with racism, prejudice, or bigotry. I don’t know why. Maybe I wanted to keep my head buried in the sand. Maybe I was afraid of what I’d hear. Maybe I knew I’d feel compelled to act and didn’t really want to. Maybe I thought I couldn’t do anything about it. Maybe I didn’t think.... Read more

2020-06-12T19:49:23+00:00

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American Impatience: How We Could Have Avoided 3 Holy Wars

Last updated on: June 12, 2020 at 7:49 pm By Keith Giles

The famous historian, Howard Zinn in his masterful presentation at Boston University, just before his death, spoke about America’s “Holy Wars” and how there are three wars, specifically, no American is ever allowed to criticize. Those would be: The American Revolutionary War, the American Civil War, and World War II. The American Revolution can’t be spoken against, he theorizes, because it was about the founding of our nation. It was about freedom, and independence and religious liberty. The American Civil... Read more

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