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There's Something in the Water... Originally Posted: 05/22/2012 - 4:06pm | Type: Magazine Article: Ed Spivey Jr. Who knew hideous sea creatures had their own club? AS A GENERAL rule, it’s a bad idea to skip c ...
How to Read the Bible Originally Posted: 10/17/2011 - 2:06pm | Type: Magazine Article: Walter Brueggemann Ten books on the shelf of one of our most respected biblical scholars. New Favorites ...
The Conservative Radical: An Article by John Stott Originally Posted: 09/24/2011 - 5:14pm | Type: Blog: [Editors' note: Rev. John Stott, one of the world's most influential evangelical figures over the past half-century, died this Wednesday at age 90. Rev. [ Editors& ...
Who Goes to Hell is Not the Most Important Question Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog: "Reality check: Gandhi's in hell."<br /> "Really? Gandhi's in hell? And we have confirmation of this?"</p> "Reality check: Gandhi's ...
Mr. President, Please Count the Costs in Libya Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog: I'm glad I'm not the president right now. I'm glad I'm not the president right now. I can't imagine what it would be like to be the commander and chief of the ...
An Apology to My Muslim Friends Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog: On the weekend of Oct. 6, 2001 -- less than one month after 9/11 -- my husband preached a sermon called "Religion Gone Awry." That was not the message he had originally scheduled for that weekend. ...
This Lenten Season is For Me Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog: Every Lenten season I give up something, usually chocolate. I sometimes fast for several hours during the day. Sometimes I read an extra book or two, usually on peace theory. Every Len ...
Five Frustrations When You Debate Israel and the Palestinians Originally Posted: 12/24/2011 - 7:11am | Type: Blog: I've been fascinated watching an earlier blog hunker down into a strong debate about Israel and the Palestinians (February 22, "<a href="http://blog.sojo.net/2011/02/22/when-will-3-5-million-pa ...
What Does Violence in the Bible Tell Us About God? Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj1101&article=is-god-violent" target="_blank"></a>I recently received a note from a ...
Our Righteous Lament Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: There is quite a strong tradition in the Old Testament of complaining to God about injustice and suffering. It's lamenting -- and we should perhaps reclaim this part of our tradition. ...