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Gay Biblians
Every now and then a Gay Biblian will come to Wedgewood. Unless they learn about textual criticism, canonical criticism, church history, and problems in Biblical interpretation, even though they enjoy being at a church where they can be who God … Continue reading
Posted in Bible/Theology, Sex/Gender/GBLTI
Tagged Biblian, biblical interpretation, canonical criticism, Christian, church, clobber passages, clobber verses, fundamentalist, fundamnetalism, gay, Jesus, LGBT, sexual orientation, text, textual, textual criticism, thinking faith, Wedgewood Church, Word of God
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Bible Verses Most Conservative/Fundamentalists Don’t Believe
Deuteronomy 21:10-14 When you go out to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God hands them over to you and you take them captive, suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman whom you desire and want to marry, and so … Continue reading
The Right Text At The Right Time
I’ve never been one to go with the idea that we can close our eyes and open up a Bible to a verse that we need. There are too many horrific texts in the Bible to count on such a … Continue reading
Are You Aware Of The Christmas Before Christmas?
The Christmas Before Christmas Deuteronomy 22:23-24 The Christmas before Christmas. If you’ve ever heard about the Christmas before Christmas raise your hand. Nobody? Good, because I made it up. Well, actually somebody else made it up. We all, of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Advent, Bible, biblical interpretation, Christian, Christmas Before Christmas, church, clobber verses, Deuteronomy 22:23-24, Fred Craddock, fundamentalists, God, liberal Christianity, Mary and Joseph, stoning, The Christmas Before Christmas, Twas the Night Before Christmas
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A God Who Kills Innocent Children
During the recent attacks between Israel and Palestinians innocent children were killed. Israel’s leaders express regret for killing innocent children but contend Hamas situates itself among innocent people, making such causalities unfortunate but necessary. Alarmingly, in the Bible we read about a God … Continue reading
Posted in Bible/Theology, Critique of Fundamentalists/Evangelicals
Tagged 2 Samuel 12, Bathsheba, biblical interpretation, Exodus 11:4-8, first born of Egypt, fundamentalist Christians, Gaza, God, Hamas, innocent children, Israel, killing innocent children, King David, liberal Christianity, Palestine, Palestinians, Uriah, violence, war
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When God “Hit A Woman Below The Belt”
Numbers 25:1-8 While Israel was staying at Shittim, the people began to have sexual relations with the women of Moab. These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. Thus Israel … Continue reading
Posted in Critique of Fundamentalists/Evangelicals
Tagged biblical interpretation, Boaz, fundamentalists, horrific biblical texts, Ilana Pardes, interrmarriage, Jesus, King David, liberal Christianity, Moabites, Moses, Numbers 25, Ruth, The Biography of Ancient Israel: National Narratives in the Bible), Zipporah
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A Second Look at Job’s Wife (Part 3): A Woman Who Changed A Man’s Compulsion To Control
It is no small feat to change a man, particularly if that man is your husband. Job’s wife not only introduced Job to courageous, honest dialogue with God, she also changed Job’s relation to women. At the first … Continue reading
A Second Look At Job’s Wife and Job’s Obsession With God (Part 1)
Biblical commentators generally quickly dismiss and harshly criticize Job’s wife (a fictional character like Job). Job’s wife is an easy target. Like many women, her voice is either not heard, or barely heard. Job’s wife has only one line in … Continue reading
How Many Females Does It Take To Save A Male?
How many females does it take to save a male? In this case, the man under consideration is Moses. How ironic that Moses, the savior of his people, also needs to be saved. There’s a lesson here. Beware of human … Continue reading