Joel Watts shared the above photo on Facebook. I remember some people not getting the point when I shared the meme image with Admiral Ackbar at the Last Supper warning “It's a trap!!!” I wonder whether this one will be any different. As soon as I saw the image, it reminded me of another image from the Admiral Ackbar meme: I wonder whether the two images are not really saying the same thing, talking about the same human experience –... Read more
Rush – Time Stand Still I turn my back to the wind To catch my breath Before I start off again Driven on without a moment to spend To pass an evening With a drink and a friend. I let my skin get too thin I’d like to pause No matter what I pretend Like some pilgrim who learns to transcend Learns to live as if each step was the end. Time stand still I’m not looking back But I... Read more
I’ve found myself using the the terminology of “progressive Christian” more and more, as a way of indicating where I see myself within the broad spectrum of contemporary Christianity. But a comment seems to be in order. If people who hear the term understand that this is referring to one of the many ways that people who are Christians view the world and approach their faith, then great. But if people are getting the impression that somewhere else one can... Read more
I have been talking a lot lately about how Biblical inerrantists are forced to twist the Bible in order to defend their doctrine about the Bible. People with a certain way of viewing Jesus do the same to Luke's Gospel. There is a famous story in Luke 2 about Jesus staying behind in Jerusalem when his family had gone up for a festival. In most of the artistic depictions of that story (see the one on the right as an... Read more
Someone posted questions from a high school student in a Facebook group that I am part of. Here are the questions with my answers, in case anyone else finds them interesting: Let me offer my own answers: How long are the days in Genesis 1? ANSWER: The text is referring to literal days, but the order is due to parallelism, and they are part of a depiction of God having a working week, which I consider anthropomorphism. “How long are... Read more
I’ve been asked if I can come up with a list of the best recent science fiction books for publication in November, as a sort of Christmas shopping list. I am very conscious that I have lagged behind in my reading of fiction, even in this beloved genre, and am worried that something may have simply flown under my radar. And so I thought to myself, why not ask on the blog? So that’s what I am doing. What would... Read more
Tony Jones shared the announcement that Patheos has created a topic page for the round-up of blog posts offering progressive Christian perspectives on God. My post is featured there. Click through to see who else contributed and what they had to say. Read more
Joke-teller: So Ken Ham, Al Mohler, and Pat Robertson walk into a bar… Literalist: Really?! And for those who don’t face the challenges that literalists do (or should) with humor, there’s this: Read more
I apologize that the very start of the recording was cut off. Not much was lost, but it makes the beginning a bit abrupt. But with the title provided, hopefully those few introductory words are not really necessary. Read more
This is what Ken Ham and other young-earth creationists would stand for if they were at least trying to be consistent Biblical literalists. This is not a parody, it is a genuine argument for the flat and fixed Earth viewpoint. To any young-earth creationist reading this, I would like to know whether or not you accept the argument in the video, and if you don’t, why not, since to someone who is not (or like me, is no longer) a young-earth... Read more
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