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A Lover's Quarrel

Eric C. Smith
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Theological Grumpiness

Jonah under the Gourd, Maarten van Heemskerck, ca 1561. Image in the public domain, taken from Wikimedia.

What could be more human than complaining? If the Bible is a record of people’s wrestling with God and with a frustrating world, wha...

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The Difference Between Forgiveness and Justice

Domenico Fetti, ca. 1620. The slave choking another slave to demand repayment of a debt. Image in the public domain, taken from Wikipedia.

The gospel reading in the lectionary this week is a good example of the difference between fairness...

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Autobiographical Scripture and the Wrath of God

James Tissot, The Signs on the Door, 1896-1902. Image in the public domain, taken from Wikipedia.

Religion is a sociological category, and theology is always autobiographical. That is to say that our words about God and about religion alw...

22 days ago
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Callings without Contexts and Vocations after Institutions

Jeremiah, Repin, ca. 1870. Image in the public domain, taken from Wikipedia.

Gallows humor, according to Merriam Webster, is a form of humor that makes fun of a life-threatening, disastrous, or terrifying situation. It is a variety of hum...

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Resistance as Spiritual Practice

Pharaoh and the Midwives, James Tissot, circa 1900. Image in the public domain, taken from Wikipedia.

These days Christianity is a religion of power. Today Christianity in most places is aligned with political power, military power, and c...

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