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What Is the Book of Job About? Permission to Question God
What is the book of Job about? Not answers to suffering. In Job 42, God corrects the friends with the answers and honors the man with the questions.
The Rich Man and Lazarus Meaning: It's Not About Hell
For centuries the Rich Man and Lazarus has been used as proof that hell is real and forever. But read Luke 16 the way Luke built it, and the story stops being a map of the afterlife and starts being a mirror.
The Garden of Eden Was Never About How the World Began
What does the Garden of Eden mean? Read Genesis 1 and 2 the way its first readers did, and Eden becomes a temple, a throne claim, and your calling.
Heaven Is Coming Down.
Revelation 21 doesn't show us going up to heaven. It shows heaven coming down. A short reflection on why God's plan is to live here, with us.
Jesus Didn't Read the Bible Like a Rulebook
Jesus didn't read Scripture like a rulebook. See how Matthew 5, the Sabbath, and the divorce texts teach us to read the Bible for wisdom.Work, Work: Rethinking What God Meant by Work
Why do we need to protect ourselves from work? A reflection on work-life balance, our worth, and what Genesis 1:28 says work was meant to be.
Mark 9: The Hell Passage Is Really About Abusing Power
Mark 9:42 to 48 uses the word Gehenna, not the hell you were taught. See the Valley of Hinnom, Isaiah 66:24, and why this passage is about power.
What Actually Happens to Your Body After You Die
What does resurrection actually mean for your body? A breakdown of 1 Corinthians 15, Ezekiel's dry bones, and the refiner's fire for anyone who's deconstructed but hasn't walked away.
What Jesus Really Meant by Christian Unity
Jesus prayed his followers would be one. What if that oneness was never about creeds or practice, but about worship itself? (123 characters)
Revelation 21: The Bible Never Promised You're Going to Heaven
Does the Bible actually teach you go to heaven when you die? A look at Revelation 21, Ezekiel 37, and bodily resurrection instead of escape.
Acts 15: What Christian Unity Actually Meant to the Early Church
Acts 15 shows two conflicts in the early church with two different outcomes. Here's what the Jerusalem Council, a surprising Amos quote, and a painful split between Paul and Barnabas reveal about what unity was never meant to be.
The Woman Caught in Adultery: A Story John Didn't Write
What if the story found in John 8 wasn’t written by John? Would that matter to you? Explore what is going on in this unique story.
Genesis 2:21: It Wasn't Surgery, It Was a Vision
Was Eve really made from a rib? A closer look at Genesis 2:21's Hebrew reveals a vision of partnership, not proof of male hierarchy.
Did God Really Command Genocide?
Exodus 17 says God will "wipe out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven." Two verses later it says the Lord will be at war with Amalek "from generation to generation." Which one is it?
What does God think about what I am doing with my life?
What does God think about what I am doing in my life?
The City of Our Beliefs
A conversation in Dubrovnik made me wonder how much our beliefs about God are shaped by the people and traditions we surround ourselves with.
The Synoptic Gospels: Why Matthew, Mark, and Luke Tell Jesus’ Story Differently
Explore why Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell Jesus’ story differently, what Markan priority and Q mean, and how to read the Synoptic Gospels more deeply.