Many churches speak of a “tithe,” literally a tenth, latching onto biblical language to support their calls for financial contributions….

For more on this subject, listen to our podcast conversation with Michael Rhodes, “Is ‘Systemic Injustice’ Biblical?“ I remember the…

Each year, the Christian world sees two Easter Sundays, each occasionally overlapping with Jewish Passover. But in Israel-Palestine a small…

Have you ever said a word over and over until it sounded bizarre to your ears, as if you’re hearing…

In the past several months, it has been difficult to avoid discussion of “artificial intelligence” or more particularly ChatGPT and…

Being a skinhead in Tulsa Oklahoma meant regular encounters with the police. Back in the 1980s/90s, officers didn’t seem to…

By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it…

It’s Tuesday morning. I’m about to head out the door. With a wry smile, I say to my family, “I’m…

As a Pentecostal, I am familiar with revival language. It is common practice in my sphere to seek or pray…

Late Second Temple and New Testament era debates about divorce often focused on the seemingly strange law discussing divorce in…