A devout evangelical Christian friend of mine recently texted to explain why he was not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. “Jesus went around healing lepers and touched them without fear of getting leprosy ...

Nine of the most quoted bible verses misinterpreted - and what they actually meant to their original audience. The post 9 ...

Previously, John Dunham from the International Bible Society wrote about the unintended impact of having scripture divided by chapters and verses. It’s led to what he calls “verse jacking,” taking ...

The unintended consequences of concordances offers a warning to Christians today. I open my Bible to 1 Peter 2:8: “A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” By “open,” I ...

JACKSON It is always amusing when people try to use the Bible out of context to justify some things while ignoring what it says in other areas. The June 30 letter "Americans have need for universal ...

Find today’s readings here. Understandably, there are mixed feelings about taking lines from Scripture out of context. But isolating certain quotes allows for a different type of reflection, and this ...

In his recent letter, the Rev. Nathan Strutz implies that the Bible calls sexual activity among gay people a sin. This is not true. His claim reflects a basic misunderstanding of the Bible. The people ...

Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 I cannot say that I dislike or disapprove of the saying. I use it myself. But I still stiffen when someone says, ...

A letter writer on February 14th attributed to Jesus a mandate to kill, quoting Luke 19:27. What he didn't say was that Jesus was telling a parable, which begins in Luke 19:12, about a nobleman who ...