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Book Reviews and Theological Rants of a Liberal Christian

The Dubious Disciple

Book Reviews and Theological Rants of a Liberal Christian

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Book Excerpt: The River of Life

, January 29, 2015

In my mind, the nature of Christ’s second coming is inextricably intertwined with the nature of his resurrection. Resurrection is key, as every Christian agrees. If there were no resurrection, there would be no Christianity. So what is the nature of Jesus’ resurrection? Did he simply disappear from this earth,…

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Matthew 21:19, God Hates Figs

, January 26, 2015

And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away. //Proclaiming that God hates figs, members of the Bestworld Baptist Church waved homemade…

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Book review: Blood Doctrine

, January 22, 2015

With likeable characters and multiple plot twists, this would seem to appeal best to young adults. But with the pointed subject matter and the first-century side story, perhaps it will find its niche instead among free-thinking adult readers.

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Psalm 23:4, The Valley of Death

, January 20, 2015

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. //Today’s verse comes from the most beloved psalm in the Bible. It begins The Lord is my shepherd, and commences…

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Book review: The Pursuit of God

, January 17, 2015

I felt like I was back in church. Tozer’s “sermon” is mesmerizing, hypnotising, intoxicating, just as good religion should be.

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Luke 10:26, Loving Both Neighbor and Enemy

, January 15, 2015

He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? //In her latest book Short Stories By Jesus, Amy Jill-Levine pointed out something interesting, and I’m still trying to decide if it’s relevant. She was discussing the parable of the Good Samaritan. A lawyer came to Jesus…

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Book review: God Needs Salvation

, January 13, 2015

Hugh Rock wants to save God. It’s time for a new vision of God, but Rock seeks a 21st-century God without throwing out the old one. It is imperative, he insists, that we retain a sympathetic connection with the God of previous generations.

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Luke 15:28, Who is the Lost Son?

, January 12, 2015

Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. //In the parable of the lost coin, a woman diligently sweeps the floor of her home until she finds the coin. In the parable of the lost sheep, the shepherd searches until he finds the sheep. So in the parable of…

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Leviticus 19:33-34, Resident Aliens

, January 9, 2015

And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him. The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD…

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Book review: The Divine Magician

, January 8, 2015

Are you courageous enough to subject your belief in God to psychoanalysis? I dare you to open the cover on this one.

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