I’ve had a working hypothesis for quite a while now that stories about the devil tell us about as much about an author’s priorities as anything else.  Milton’s devils and…

For a generation now we’ve heard the numbers and the lingo. More than half depart the Church after high school, and only a remnant remain after college. They’re the spiritual-but-not-religious,…

How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee by Bart D. Ehrman 371 pp. HarperOne. $27.99 I doubt that he would ever admit it (he goes…

General Introduction – What song is in David’s heart? – Good Monday – When does Spring Break start? – Listener feedback Moses in the Desert – God’s three names –…

General Introduction – Flowin’ like a bottle of Drano – What’s on the blog? – A listener vastly overestimates us Who Is Prometheus? – Deflating Gilmour’s balloon – Zeus as…

Forged: Writing in the Name of God–Why the Bible’s Authors Are not who we Think they Are By Bart Ehrman. 265 pp. $25.99 (hardcover) Normally I don’t have to establish…

This week’s theme music is “An Ecumenical Matter” by Loose Fur, from Born Again in the USA. I like instrumental themes because I don’t have to slice and dice. The…