In all of the hub-bub surrounding the Mayan apocalypse that came and went without incident, it was tough to resist the funny one-liner on Facebook and Twitter. We have become so calloused against the doomsday predictions that have fueled the religious airwaves, TV broadcasts and book sales of the last 30 years. I get that. … Continue reading »
Two disclaimers up front: I originally posted this at HBC and it was not received so well. Which is fine, and I wrote a follow up that you can read [here] which is much more hopeful. I do not expect anyone to like this or agree with this. I am simply put it out there … Continue reading »
I am excited to put out part 3 and 4 of Reading Revelation Better in the coming days. I wanted to bracket out this conversation about numbers. Let me make two concessions and then I will post a part of the conversation that has been going on. 1) This is not numerology. It is poetics…only … Continue reading »
Intro Three things up front: I love the apocalyptic elements in the Old and New Testament. I think they are both fascinating and helpful – or should I say instructive. Apocalyptic literature is a very unique genre and in the modern mind, if it is unacquainted with apocalyptic, can really get mucked up fast. I … Continue reading »
Here is a newspaper report and interview with Harold Camping:Washington Post article The thing that people seem to be feeling bad about is that some gullible individuals got duped. I am sympathetic with the mild compassion. But I think that there is something far more sinister and devastating that we should be piping mad about … Continue reading »
Here are some collected thoughts about the events of the week: IF we don’t know how to read the books of the Bible within their genre, AND we were taught that time is scripted from the beginning, THEN it makes sense why people are so fascinated with the end of the world. It’s a bad way … Continue reading »
>I wrote this for something else but wanted to post here for discussion. The minute the earthquake in Japan happened, I told several friends that two things were coming: 1) talk of the end of the world 2) talk of God punishing Japan But I was not prepared for was the quality of the sample … Continue reading »
