Today I find myself thinking about a story in Genesis 47:13 – 26. It is the story of a famine in Egypt. I’ll share the text from the Bible, and then I’ll write my commentary underneath it. 13There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was
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politics – Christy's Houseful of Chaos: Sophists And Today?
Aaron Sorkin’s television show Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip aired in 2006. Already, the show feels somewhat dated and when watching it with our children my husband and I found ourselves trying to explain how the public debate was different at that time. (Just as one example, these days
Continue readingpolitics – Christy's Houseful of Chaos: Biblical history and Israel
Did you know there’s a political component to the question of the literal truth of the Bible? There are people who argue for it being true not just because they want it for a spiritual guide, but also because they want justification for the nation of Israel to be a
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – A History of God – Karen Armstrong
When historical fact slaps down the commonsense notions of biblical ‘accuracy’.
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