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July 2012

July 23, 2012

Mike Huckabee and America’s Sin Problem

On his talk show, Mike Huckabee had the following to say about the shooting in...

July 23, 2012

The Blogger’s Anthem

July 22, 2012

Paul’s Inclusive Vision: Another Poster

The folks in the Facebook group Christians Against the Tea Party have turned another quote...

July 21, 2012

Review of Gregory Mobley, The Return of the Chaos Monster

I am grateful to Eerdmans for sending me a complimentary review copy of Gregory Mobley's...

July 20, 2012

Review of Tim Stafford’s Miracles

I am grateful to Patheos for the privilege of being part of its book club...

July 20, 2012

The Bible, Barack Obama, and American Business

First, let's make sure that the president of the United States is quoted correctly and...

July 19, 2012

Interactive Bible: Genesis 1:3

Many readers will know that a while back I worked on developing a prototype of...

July 19, 2012

Paul’s Inclusive Vision

Since someone made this image and shared it on Facebook, but with the quote attributed...

July 18, 2012

Don’t Let the Fact That Paul’s Letters are Now Christian Scripture Undermine Their Message and Authority!

Paul, in his time, made a case for relaxing Scriptural stipulations about the need for...

July 17, 2012

One nice feature of Kindle ebooks, such as my own The Burial of Jesus: What...

July 17, 2012

Is there or ‘aint there mistakes the Bible?

Some people think that they must defend the Bible's various words, statements, and depictions as...

July 16, 2012

“Ross Douthat is a Fruit Fly” and Other Responses Around the Blogosphere

There have been quite a few responses and reactions to Ross Douthat's New York Times...

July 16, 2012

“Be Deceitful as your Heavenly Father is Deceitful” (Things Jesus Didn’t Say)

It struck me powerfully as I replied to a comment on a recent post featuring...

July 16, 2012

Spoof or Clever Advertising? The Bacon-Covered Bible

Via God and several humans on Facebook. Clearly this marketing idea is not intended...

July 14, 2012

A Guide to Dealing with Inconvenient Bible Passages

Stephen Savage shared this with me on Facebook: Ouch! Satire is most effective when it hits...

July 13, 2012

Genesis 3 Vacation

One of the pitfalls of being involved professionally and/or personally in the study of the...

July 12, 2012

Mythicism around the Blogosphere

Joseph Hoffmann bid farewell to the gang of four at Vridar. Deseret News has a...

July 12, 2012

Exploring Our Matrix now has a Facebook Page!

If you are on Facebook, you can now like Exploring Our Matrix on Facebook. Just go...

July 12, 2012

Is it Good for Gays and Lesbians to be Alone?

On a long drive, I had the opportunity to have a conversation with my wife...

July 11, 2012

Apocalyptic Philadelphia Freedom

This past Sunday in my Sunday school class, we discussed the message addressed to the...

July 10, 2012

Christian Diversity Explained?

The above is another provocative cartoon by David Hayward. On the same topic, see Liberal Baptist...

July 09, 2012

Marry Like an Egyptian

Someone on Facebook mentioned, as part of an argument against same-sex marriage, a passage in...

July 09, 2012

Anush-Uthra vs. Jesus: Smackdown in Jerusalem

I just posted another draft of a chapter from the Mandaean Book of John. In...

July 08, 2012

Is There A Perfect Ethical Principle?

As a Christian, I seek to live by the Golden Rule. SMBC has a cartoon...

July 08, 2012

Why There Are No Guns In The Bible

Today in my Sunday school class, in mentioning the depiction in Nehemiah of armed Israelites...

July 04, 2012

Biblioblogging according to Mark

On his Gospel of Mark blog, Mike Kok has posted the latest Biblical Studies Carnival,...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

The Well-Thought-Out Christian Rationale Behind Christian Acceptance of Gays and Lesbians

It is well known that some conservative Christians accuse liberal Christians of simply going with...

June 28, 2012

How Many Young-Earth Creationists Accept Genesis 1:16 Literally?

I wonder how many self-proclaimed Biblical literalists actually take Genesis 1:16 completely literally. I've asked...

June 27, 2012

Miriai is a Vine, a Tree that Stands at the Mouth of the Euphrates

I've just posted on the project blog a draft of my translation of chapter 35...

June 25, 2012

Paul Valliere’s Conciliarism

This past Thursday I had the privilege of attending a book launch dinner for my...

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