Everyone assumes He did. The Gospels never say it. A careful look at what the text actually records, and what has simply been read into it.
This study is part of the Vegan Christian Discipleship School, where we take one hard question at a time and work through the relevant passages in context.
A close reading of a phrase that carries a great deal of theological weight, and what it meant to the people who first wrote it down.
Deuteronomy 12 and Numbers 11 are often read as divine approval. In context they read as concession to appetite — and the story around them makes the difference clear.
Being convinced is one thing. Following through is another. A look at the spiritual tools that make the change hold — trust, forgiveness, and love as the motive rather than guilt.
One of the two or three passages raised most often against us. Read in context, Peter’s vision is about the inclusion of Gentiles — and the text says so plainly.
Mark 7 is quoted at us constantly. The dispute in that chapter was about hand-washing traditions, not about what may be killed and eaten.
Ignorance, tradition, deception, profit, and institutional caution. An honest look at why the church has been slow here.