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June 15, 2026

Generosity and Justice (Mark 12:38-44)

Generosity and Justice: Mark 12:38-44 Sermon delivered at the Hoover Service, Lakeside Chautauqua, Sunday June...

September 2019

September 19, 2019

Neolithic Robots

As someone who is fascinated by new technology, including robots, and who thinks that ancient...

June 2019

June 23, 2019

AI and Other Tech News and #CFP

Due to my current research interests, I am keeping an even closer eye on news...

December 2018

December 14, 2018

Inerrancy: The Hermeneutics of Defending Slavery

I have such a great appreciation for Neil Carter. Although he is no longer a...

September 2018

September 13, 2018

Justice, Not Charity

From the recent article by Dr. Gregg Gardner on biblical gleaning laws and the subsequent...

June 2018

June 16, 2018

Woe To Those Who Make Unjust Laws

For those inclined to discuss whether certain laws are "biblical," a tweet from Rev. James...

May 2017

May 17, 2017

Welcoming Strangers, Finding Brothers and Sisters

There are several upcoming events in Indianapolis related to refugees and justice, a subject that...

July 2016

July 13, 2016

“Give a Man a Fish”

HT to Ross McKenzie for this useful analysis of the simplistic saying about giving a man...

July 08, 2016

The Biblical Prophets vs. #AllLivesMatter

As I was thinking about the way some respond to #BlackLivesMatter with #AllLivesMatter, it struck...

May 2016

May 29, 2016

Adjust Your Priorities

If you've got more of a problem with the citizenry of this nation pooling their...

March 2016

March 23, 2016

The Real Test of our Faith

"The real test of our faith is not how well we love those who are...

March 09, 2016

The Popularity of Young-Earth Creationism Explained

A quote from a recent post.

February 2016

February 10, 2016

X-Files 10.4: Home Again

The episode focuses in an effort to relocate the homeless in downtown Philadelphia to an...

January 2016

January 20, 2016

Straining Out Two Corinthians

It struck me, in discussing the flap about Donald Trump saying "Two Corinthians" rather than...

September 2015

September 09, 2015

The Bible is Clear: You Must Not Distort Justice

Loren Rosson has an absolutely fantastic guest post by his friend Ray Vaillancourt, offering a...

August 2015

August 12, 2015

The Gospel against the Prophets?

The above words are how I summarized the gist of my recent post "Micah among the Baptists."...

August 10, 2015

Micah among the Baptists

The theme of yesterday's service at my church was Micah 6:6-8, well-known words as well...

June 2015

June 17, 2015

Problems With Penal Substitution

DISAMBIGUATION: This blog post is not about penile substitution - for information on that topic, go...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Newsworthy

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. It seems to me absolutely inappropriate for people who have...

September 2014

September 01, 2014

LEGO Social Mobility

Inequality and social mobility (or lack thereof) in the United States, illustrated with LEGO. HT...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Book Burning Unnecessary

There were some interesting responses to a post I shared recently with a church sign...

October 14, 2013

Religion and Suicide Bombing

The blog Friendly Atheist (sparked by an article by Sam Harris) recently discussed the Pew Forum...

September 2013

September 12, 2013

Desmond Tutu Center

This evening I had the delightful privilege of hearing Desmond Tutu speak at Clowes Memorial...

August 2013

August 25, 2013

Moses the Lifeguard

This cartoon came my way on Facebook today: While it is just a bit of...

August 20, 2013

Economic Pie

An interesting video on income and wealth inequality from The Atlantic. HT Timothy Michael Law

May 2013

May 21, 2013

Retelling Romans 1:18-2:16

"God's anger is being poured out from heaven on all the godlessness and injustice of...

April 2013

April 13, 2013

Any Fool Can Honk

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November 2012

November 24, 2012

Mos Eisley #SBLAAR 2012 Annual Meeting

An article in the New York Times today compared the recent joint annual meeting of...

October 2012

October 16, 2012

The Bible and Economic and Social Justice: Following Ruth into Leviticus

I've been wanting to post some thoughts that came up in my class on the...

September 2012

September 15, 2012

Doctor Who: A Town Called Mercy

Tonight's episode of Doctor Who, "A Town Called Mercy," is a treasure trove of material...

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