My Life as a Bible Teacher By Christopher Holmes I am a systematic theologian by training, disposition, and vocation. I am grateful for this call, difficult and daunting though it is. What has surprised me most as I muddle along throu... Read More...
Defamiliarizing Biblical Narrative: Or, On Keeping Scripture Weird By Joseph L. Mangina The etymology of the word weird is, if not actually weird, then at least complicated and interesting. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it started out life as a noun, meaning “... Read More...
Things Episcopalians Say: “The Word of God Is Jesus, Not the Bible” By Garwood P. Anderson One of the many reasons to avoid social media is that one of your friends will invariably post a meme like this one: Social media nonsense doesn’t tend to bother me. I have low expectations of these media and choose to enjoy w... Read More...
“Oh Book!” Part One: Scripture as Beloved By Nathan Wall Christians use all kinds of words to describe the Bible. Catholics call it Sacred Scripture. Protestants of various stripes call it inerrant, infallible, or inspired. Most western liturgies pr... Read More...
Conservative Voices on Same-Sex Marriage in Canada The following series of essays is an attempt to return the Anglican Church of Canada to the scriptural source of our faith.
Reading the Gospels for all they’re worth Joseph Lear: My hope is that this post points to the importance of reading and rereading biblical narrative, searching for Scripture's internal unity.
The Word and literalism As we speak after the Word’s example, often repeating what he said, we curiously understand him still to be himself speaking as well — inviting, permitting, and even uttering our speech through us.
