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August 2021

August 03, 2021

Finding the Real Deal Jesus

Finding the real Jesus means dropping old mental idols and getting informed by the social...

July 2021

July 03, 2021

Upset? Too Bad!

If you are upset by what I blog, that’s probably a good thing. Upset? Some people...

May 2021

May 22, 2021

Words Are Limited Or Ant-Theology

Theological words are limited by many things, including culture. Words are great and needed for...

April 2021

April 21, 2021

Marty the Manipulator: Sociopaths in Ministry

Here’s a story about what happens when a parish gives a manipulator or sociopath a...

April 17, 2021

Jewish Homeland & DNA Findings

Jewish people are a spiritual reality, so take care when imagining their homeland and genetic...

April 16, 2021

People—What Do We Mean By That?

Most people misuse the term people by way of spurious familiarity. Many people think and...

March 2021

March 15, 2021

Jesus Wasn’t Christian

Jesus wasn’t Christian, and neither were the Twelve, Paul, or any other first-century persons. Do...

March 11, 2021

Shinola & Scripture: How Readers Complete Texts

An old, funny American expression about Shinola helps Bible readers understand the importance of context....

February 2021

February 25, 2021

Is “The Chosen” Realistic to the World of Jesus?

This is the first of a series of posts about the good and bad of...

October 2020

October 19, 2020

Math Debunks Pauline Myths

Math doesn’t lie about Paul’s evangelization. In yesterday’s post, we discussed the reliability of...

August 2020

August 07, 2020

Blind Spots Ruin Christianity

Our blind spots render Christianity useless to help and heal the Dark Age we have...

July 2020

July 31, 2020

More Important than Belief in the Real Presence?

More important than belief in the real presence is knowing who is really present. Sometimes...

July 19, 2020

That Centurion Wasn’t Necessarily Gentile!

The centurion of Matthew 8:15-13 does not prove “Matthew” or Jesus gave Good News to...

July 06, 2020

Revisiting Henotheism

Revisiting the controversial subject of henotheism is good for spuriously familiar readings of Old Testament...

June 2020

June 06, 2020

God in the Bible—Only One? Or One of Many?

God in the Bible is often presented as the preeminent, rather than exclusive, sky deity....