Helicopter gunships in Joel – a plea for help
Photo by Chris M0EEG My problem is a variant of Lingamish’s, but with existential urgency. He asked about one sort of almost unpreachable text (the vengeance passages in the OT) whether he should not...
View ArticleGod as cold-blooded killer
I’ve been podcasting my way through the E100 (100 “essential” Bible readings designed to give a good overview introduction to the Bible). Today we got to Exodus 12: E100-19: Exodus12: A great festival,...
View ArticleTheological education: some autobiographical reflections: Childhood
Apparently this is what Guardian Angels look like. (Photo by anslatadams) It’s a wonder my faith survived (at least until now) the processes and adventures of my theological education. Perhaps it is a...
View ArticleHumour in every book in the (Hebrew) Bible
An ironically blond European Moses discovered (Paul Delaroche 1797–1859 Moïse exposé sur le Nil) I have completed the first (of the three) sections of my response to David’s Funny Stuff in the Bible...
View ArticleFairtrade: Coffee, Chocolate & Bananas
Photo by anthony_p_c Some of you, I hope many, do not need to read this post. Sadly those who flick past will probably be mainly those who DO need to read it :( When I posted a recipe for some nice...
View ArticleCan Jim West pull off his trick?
Jim West has a post which he seems to think defuses one common argument used in debates about issues like gay marriage. He wrote: If you apply the OT legislation concerning homosexual behavior – that...
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