Looking For The Historical Exodus
Did the Exodus happen? The honest answer is more layered than yes or no. This post looks at who was actually in Egypt, what they carried out with them, and why a small story can still carry a big truth.
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Two Beginnings: Genesis Vs Exodus?
Genesis and Exodus read like one continuous story about how Israel began. But a handful of connecting verses are all that hold them together — and many scholars think they started out as two separate, even rival, accounts.
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The Story of Joseph – History or Legend?
Everyone knows the story of Joseph and his coat — but was any of it real? This post looks at what we can actually know about Joseph’s Egypt, and why the answer matters more than a simple yes or no.
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Finding Living Water – Living Life in All Its Fullness
There is something special about water. It’s used as an image throughout scripture for life, for new starts, for spirit of God. On a hot day, cold water can lift the spirits and renew the heart. The love of God, and the life that God is giving to us, is frequently described in the Bible…
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A Queer Reading of Ruth: Reading From the Underside of Scripture
Be aware that this article includes references to abuse, assault, and rape. As usual, this article and all my work represent my own views and are not an official Salvation Army position. Ruth is not really a love story, even though people have turned it into one. The more you read it, the more you…
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What Are The Nephilim?
There is a strange little verse in Genesis that has resulted in all kinds of fantasy novels, films, and unfortunate attempts at theology. That is the story of the Nephilim. Much has been made about them, but the reality is somewhat more literary and less magical. The Nephilim are mentioned in three places in the…
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Why The Rapture Isn’t Biblical
The rapture has once again reared its head with people on social media claiming the rapture was coming which led to some more…gullible…people selling their belongings off cheap. Things like this aren’t new. There have been loads of end-times cults over the millennia. But now TikTok is a thing, its ended up in the popular…
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Why The Bible Says We don’t have souls
The way that people commonly think about the ‘soul’ – an immortal spirit which is who we really are that dwells in some way ‘within’ us – is not actually Biblical. We do not have souls in the way people frequently use the word. In this blog, I’m going to set out what a biblical…
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Why Moses Wasn’t Called Moses – Reading The Exodus As Divine Conflict
What happens if we read the Exodus as a story of divine conflict? By reading the Exodus with an explicitly mythological lens, we can gain a new level of meaning. I’m going to briefly outline what that could look like. But it will only be an overview of a very complicated subject with lots of…
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Flipping Tables – Jesus Cleanses The Temple
Flipping Tables is always a valid answer to what would Jesus do. As Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, following Jesus does not just mean binding the wounds of those who have suffered from injustice. Sometimes it means putting a spoke into the wheel that is grinding them down. After making his entry into Jerusalem, Jesus went to…