15To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified.16Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to ...
in a pretty good job. By the standards that measure unearned privilege in the rich, peaceful society I inhabit, I am a winner: white, straight, and male. (Well, okay, an atheist as well and that’ not generally so well received in many circles, but it’s easy to hide that and ...
I believe in God. I have ceased believing in institutional church. The last straw was not a straw but an eye opener. After years of happy God-aware church-less-ness, I thought I should "give church a try." Having a naive concept of church plus being unaware of the brutal politics, I...
I’m actually an atheist. Arriving on the north side of the Lincoln Memorial, we walked past many groups of bible-thumping protesters. They were amusing; thrusting their signs at us, telling us we were going to hell, screaming at passers-by with megaphones, trying to hand out pamphlets,...
The gospel does have an effect. There is an impact. And this was the point of the verses I cited — and I did notice that in all the responses to me, there has been precious little interaction with those texts. “Do not let your adorning be external—the brai...