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.
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.
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.
The older question sitting underneath this one. If the potential for evil is what makes good possible, the responsibility for ending it falls to us.
Ignorance, tradition, deception, profit, and institutional caution. An honest look at why the church has been slow here.
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.
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.
A question with real stakes for how Christians read the end of the story. What the cross settled, and whether it settled it permanently.