26 December 2023 | The journey of self-acceptance and truth-seeking for many in the LGBTQ community, especially those from Christian backgrounds, has often been fraught with challenges. Southern Baptist Ed Oxford’s personal struggle led to a fascinating discovery regarding the understanding of homosexuality in Biblical texts. His story, along with his colleagues’, is now the […]
by Mark Gutman | 19 April 2023 | This piece was originally published on March 24, 2016. Scene 1: The judge explains to the jury that they were about to see and hear a lot of evidence. But no matter what they saw, she tells them, they should vote that the defendant is guilty. Scene […]
by Warren C. Trenchard | 18 April 2023 | After reading Ron Hessel’s timely consideration of Eph 5:22 (4 April 2023), I decided to look at this passage in light of Colossians, its likely source. The New Testament contains two versions of a fully formed, comprehensive set of Household Codes in the Letters to the […]
by Richard W. Coffen | 8 July 2020 | I enjoyed writing my two essays (here’s the first, and here’s the second) on puzzling or misunderstood Bible texts. So here’s a third essay on this theme: that we must take Scripture seriously, although not always literally. God Hates Sinners A few years ago, I began reading […]
Richard W. Coffen | 30 July 2018 | Even if you’ve spent a minimal amount of time “in the Word,” you’ve undoubtedly come across passages that revolutionized your thinking. Six years ago, as I reread a text commonly used by Seventh-day Adventist evangelists, I learned something so amazing I should have never ignored it! Then, […]