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Octavia Butler and the Parables of Jesus
David Gowler has been blogging through the reception history of the parables of Jesus. Recently he surveyed Octavia Butler’s science fiction stories named after the parables. Here are links to the...
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The Fundamentalist Interprets Scripture (Sheep and Goats)
On the day of Biblical interpretation, the fundamentalist sits on his glorious throne, and separates Bible passages before him, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And to those on his...
View ArticleJesus’ Words Updated for Bird Lovers
And Jesus said to her, “It is not appropriate to take the birds’ food and throw it to the squirrels.” The Syrophoenician woman replied, “But sir, even the squirrels eat seeds that fall from the birds’...
View ArticleAn Appointment With Indifference
On Facebook, Diana Butler Bass shared the following words of pastor Jeremy Rutledge: A black man lay at the side of the road and we looked the other way passed by like a priest with somewhere else to...
View ArticleWho is My Neighbor?
I had someone ask me about the claims made on a blog called Theological Sushi about the parable of the Good Samaritan. Here is an example of what the post claims (click through to read the details):...
View ArticleThe Parable of Two Sons
My church building hosts not only the American congregation Crooked Creek Baptist Church (which is itself quite diverse in interesting ways), but also two other congregations, one Hispanic and one...
View ArticleAcross Time and Space: A Choral Concert
Across Time and Space: A Choral Concert Sunday, April 23, 6:00 PM Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler Arts Center Tickets: Adult: $15; Senior: $10; Student: $7.50 This annual performance features the...
View ArticleWhite Dives and Poor Old Lazarus
Jeff Carter shared the following reworking of a parable of Jesus on his blog: White Dives and Poor Old Lazarus There was a rich white man named Dives who used to dress in fine linen suits and who...
View ArticleMatthew 25 (FOMO Edition)
At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten teenagers who took their phones and waited for something to happen. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their phones...
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