Were Adam, Noah, Moses and Jonah real people?
(December 6, 2025)The New Testament mentions Adam, Noah, Moses and Jonah. Does this mean they are historical characters and their stories are true?
Tag: OldTestament
Archaeology helps understand the Bible
(October 15, 2025)If archaeology undermines a Biblical narrative, should we see this as a threat to the Bible? Or as a gateway to a new understanding?
3 OId Testament sermons – not all good!
(September 8, 2025)I heard two Old Testament sermons yesterday, and they made me think. Something has to change! Let me tell you the story. Sermon 1: prayer and the Amalekites A preacher I appreciate and respect wanted to encourage his large and mostly young congregation to be diligent in prayer. So far, so good. He chose as […]
Making sense of Genesis & evolution
(August 21, 2025)If evolution is true, how does that affect how we understand Genesis and the whole Bible?
Helpful advice for both conservative and progressive Christians
(May 11, 2025)How to properly understand the Old Testament. A review of one of the most helpful books I’ve ever read.
Reading the Bible sensibly
(April 7, 2025)The Bible isn’t always an easy book to read and understand. Here are 7 suggestions to help read it sensibly.
Who decided what’s in the Bible?
(March 10, 2025)How did the Bible come to us? Who wrote it? Whe decided what’s in it and what’s not?
Making assumptions about the Bible?
(October 18, 2023)What if many of the assumptions we bring to the Bible are actually questionable?
Callous christians?
(December 1, 2022)The apparent commands of God in the Old Testament to commit genocide have long troubled me, as they should trouble any thoughtful and compassionate person. (I hope I am both!) How could a God of love command such atrocities? I think this problem can be resolved with God’s good name intact, if we understand the […]