Elizabeth Smart’s answer to police officers is being described as “Bible speak,” but it’s even more interesting than that.
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William Ellery Channing believed in the reliability of scripture, not its inerrancy.
If our religion is “liberal,” we will use the Bible in liberal ways — which means thoughtfully, critically, rationally, and spiritually
Alexander S. wrote: As the “empty tomb,” initial disbelieve [sic] on the part of Jesus’ followers, and Jesus subsequent showing himself to them were described as facts in the four Gospels, how can we assert that “resurrection has nothing to do with bodily resuscitation”? Oh, such tricky business! There are many ways to approach this […]
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God’s lovers.
Our metaphors take us only partway, but only then do we see that we are at the limits of our understanding.