I’m not sure where the phrase “The Bible is not the Word of God; Jesus is” originated. The first time I heard the phrase, though, (on Rachel Held Evan’s blog) it was just short of life-changing. It became my go-to answer to those who used the Bible as a weapon to hurt me or others. I say this show that I see how the phrase can be extremely liberating to those who are used to being oppressed by harmful Biblical... Read more