The Misfits Theology Club
Dialoguing about the Christian faith
The Purpose of Background Studies (How to Read the Bible Series)
In my last post [http://In my last post, I briefly described the process of historical-grammatical exegesis. This method of interpretation is long, drawn out, and complicated, but...
Blessings and Curses
Here’s the post that started our conversation, “Is the Bible Trustworthy?” [https://misfits-theo.azurewebsites.net/2018/12/31/is-the-bible-trustworthy-is-this-the-question-we-should-be-asking/] So, I wrote a response to Gabriel’s...
Wretched Idolatry
The Bible is not always as PG-rated as we would like to think. While teaching the Bible in a flippant manner is not good, I also think that...
"The Serpent Deceived Me..."
Chapter 3 in the Book of Genesis begins with a sinister chill, “Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had...
The Creeds
Recently Father Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest and spiritual guide offered this [https://cac.org/the-creeds-2019-01-23/] as a reflection on the Apostles and Nicene Creed, > “Both creeds reveal...