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Unknowable: Reading with Curiosity

Unknowable: Mark 10:35-45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuHA1jU5ipg This sermon, covering Mark 10:35-45, focuses our attention on how to engage with the many unknowable

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Contribution #4 (A Woman)

Good and Dead before the wall hit me i held up my hands believed so hard believed so long so

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Biblical Interpretation Rule #2: Recognize Social Location

Author’s note: These rules come directly from Dr. Lynn Cohick, a scholar, professor, and academic dean at Northern Seminary. While

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Biblical Interpretation Rule #3: Pay Attention to the Text and Note Our Own Expectations and Biases

Author’s note: These rules come directly from Dr. Lynn Cohick, a scholar, professor, and academic dean at Northern Seminary. While

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The Sermon on the Mount as a Lens

The Sermon on the Mount might be the most important passage for students of the Bible to know well and

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Resources: Social Justice

Social Justice The Flag and the Cross (Gorski and Perry) Drop the Stones (Carlos Rodriguez) Barefoot Church (Brandon Hatmaker) Be

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Getting Matthew 19 All Wrong & Hurting Kids in the Process

I got a “help please” text from a friend today. She sent along a flyer that outlines an upcoming message

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Contribution #3 (Izzie)

It’s difficult to know where to begin. Our family spent nearly a decade with this church community and were part

Contribution #7 (Marina)

In my writing, I switch back and forth between sharing about my own personal experiences and general discussion of harmful

Contribution #10 (Kathryn)

For a while now, I’ve wanted to put my name to my story. The internal hang ups were many, but

Did God Pick the President? (Romans 13:1 – and why the answer is no)

A friend on Facebook recently asked me about Romans 13:1, and included the NKJV version of the text, which reads

Resources: Deconstruction and Related

Deconstruction (and related topics) The Color of Compromise (Jemar Tisby) Jesus and John Way (Kristin Kobes Du Mez) The Great

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