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Matthew LoftusBibleHistory

there may have been a manger, but it wasn't a stable - Doctors Without Boredom

Stop your nativity pageants! What, then, does it mean for the kataluma to have ‘no space’? It means that many, like Joseph and Mary, have travelled to Bethlehem, and the family guest room is already full, probably with other relatives who arrived earlier. […]

Guest WriterBibleFeatured

The Seed of Woman: Mary Among the Protestants | Mere Orthodoxy

One need not adopt all the Marian dogmas of the Roman church to recognize that Mary has a larger role in the biblical story than many Protestants recognize.

Joshua HeavinBibleFeatured

The Danger of Neglecting the Old Testament | Mere Orthodoxy

American evangelicals frequently ignore or even dismiss the Old Testament. This is a grave mistake with serious theological and moral consequences.

Matthew LoftusBibleCultureEthics

solidarity and healing after the Tree of Life shooting - Doctors Without Boredom

My own connection to Pittsburgh is only through friends; my kids have played on the playground across the street from the Tree of Life synagogue several times. I wanted to share a few pieces about the incident, starting with this […]

Matthew LoftusBibleCultureEthics

solidarity and healing after the Tree of Life shooting - Doctors Without Boredom

My own connection to Pittsburgh is only through friends; my kids have played on the playground across the street from the Tree of Life synagogue several times. I wanted to share a few pieces about the incident, starting with this […]

Guest WriterBibleFeatured

Patience and Hermeneutics: On Brian Zahnd, Marcion, and Origen

Mark Randall James explains how Marcionism is as much about a lack of hermeneutical patience as it is a willful rejection of sacred texts.

Guest WriterBibleFeatured

Paul and the Slave Girl: Racism and the Great Gospel Narrative

Joseph Torres' brief overview of redemptive history as outlined in Scripture helps explain why it is valid to call racism 'heretical' or 'satanic.'

Alastair RobertsBibleEvangelicalism

Daniel Kirk, Whiteness, and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture

Alastair Roberts critiques Daniel Kirk's use of whiteness as a way of critiquing the theological interpretation of scripture.

Jake MeadorBible

The Battle for the Bible and the Literal Hermeneutic

The failure of the literal hermeneutic doesn't mean evangelicals have lost the battle for the Bible.

Jake MeadorBibleFormation

Sanctified by Grace Blog Tour: Election

We're reviewing Suzanne McDonald's essay on election in our first post with the Sanctified by Grace blog tour.

Matthew Lee AndersonBible

A Defense of "Biblical" Against Interpretative Nihilism.

Biblical nihilism is a genuine possibility. However, Christians interested in preserving the prophetic mode should also preserve "biblical."

Kevin WhiteSufferingTheologyBibleDevotionalprovidencetheodicyGod the Fatherproblem of evilhopeGod's love

A Loving Father and Difficult Gifts

How can a loving God, the Father, give difficult gifts that we don't understand? He has a history of doing so, and his gifts are perfect.