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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 #5 (Anonymous)

Love is Love I had a Love is Love sticker on my phone case. I had known for a while

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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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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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Church Stories and Spiritual Abuse Hub

Church Stories and Spiritual Abuse What you’ll find below is a collaborative and evolving project created by a group of

Contribution #10 (Kathryn)

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

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Christian Values and Voting in 2020

Note from Marina: In general, my aim is to help you learn to read and love the Bible as your

Contribution #7 (Marina)

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

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Contribution #2 (Anonymous)

I refuse to join the ranks of women whose stories go untold. But my story is ugly enough that the

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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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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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Contribution #8 (Brian)

Illustration of an unhealthy church The figure of The Spirit of Pride with a stone body (and heart) immovable, unchangeable,

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