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Bathsheba's story has taken many perspectives. Some people have made it a love story, others have considered hers an ancient #metoo saga. I tend to lean to that side of things. The authority of kings ...
In a conference I led for Lifeway Christian Resources back in November, I asked this question:
WHY IS DECONSTRUCTION SUCH A āTHINGā TODAY?
And then I attempted to answer it by sharing what Carey Ne...
As we bring this series to a close, we must remember that when Jesus first set out to share this parable, he was talking with tax collectors and religious rulers. He'd been accused of consorting with ...
There are lots of differentĀ prodigal storiesĀ but all of them have 1 thing in common. At some point, along the way, the prodigal hits rock bottom.
For the younger son in Jesus' parable, a famine creat...
Thus far we've taken a deep dive into the cultural setting of our story, and we've studied the 3 characters Jesus introduced to us. Now, the plot thickens. Jesus leaves the father and older brother at...
If there's one thing that this "deep dive" has given me, it's an entirely new understanding of the Father in Jesus' story. Where I once thought Jesus was simply telling of how an entitled son made a r...
There's something Jesus' audience knew about this story that we might miss. The father's son was asking for privilege without responsibility.Ā
Here's how Bailey explains this,Ā
"The direct natural r...
Once we understand the culture of Jesus' day, we have a greater awareness of the impact His story of the prodigal son had on His audience.
The original audience for this parable
Don't forget who Jes...
This article is part 2 of last week's where we discussed the impact of how news is reported and how algorithms affect whether or not we hear it. Our goal is to discover how best to share theĀ good news...
What is the Gospel?Ā
When the wordĀ gospelĀ was used in Jesus' day, it was the word used to describe when a herald would come to a village and make loud declaration of good news. Almost always, either ...
If you are just now landing on my blog posts, you will want to know that this post comes just after a discussion of God's irresistible grace and man's free will. We've been pondering simple things lik...
As a mother of adults who have traveled the deconstruction journey, I have up close and personal experience with the deconstruction of faith that is happening in our world today.
As a mother of indep...
