Troubling Bible Passages 1: Slavery

Many are familiar with an infamous scene from the television show The West Wing in which President Josiah Bartlett (played by Martin Sheen) shares some opinions on the Bible which are, to put it charitably, unorthodox.https://youtu.be/S1-ip47WYWcSadly, this clip is...

Snakes and Scripture

Boop! My daughter Ember and I are reptile enthusiasts. We currently have two pet snakes, a ball python named Hershey and a Saharan sand boa named Pumpkin. Hershey Pumpkin Both species are nonvenomous, small to moderately sized and are usually very docile (although...

First, the Bad News

Originally published on James and Dave’s Bible Page Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once observed that “Most of us read the Bible the way a mouse tries to remove the cheese from the trap without getting caught.” (1) Certainly, the Bible can be...