Bible Stories

Blue Like Jazz the Movie: Not a Children's Fable

Sonya Denyse | Posted 04.16.2012

Sonya Denyse

Blue Like Jazz is not sitcom-style story telling. It's not neat. You will be uncomfortable. You will laugh. You may even cry. Like many of the people who read the book, you might even see some aspect of yourself in the film.

The Bible: History Or Myth?

Jeffrey Small | Posted 09.14.2011

Jeffrey Small

Reading Biblical stories as mythology gives me the freedom to understand their underlying meaning in a way I never did when I was taught as a child that these stories were factually true.

Reading The Four Gospels: The Power Of Different Perspectives

Matthew L. Skinner | Posted 05.25.2011

Matthew L. Skinner

Christians have a habit of trying to harmonize the discrepancies found in the Bible. Yet this practice contributes to stripping the Bible of what makes it interesting, and what can make it speak powerfully.

Mychal Thompson, The Bible And Parenting In Public

Rabbi Joshua Hess | Posted 05.25.2011

Rabbi Joshua Hess

There is an important Biblical story that underscores the importance of maintaining proper boundaries, especially regarding the public treatment of one's child.

The Parables: Understanding Jesus' Strange Good News

Matthew L. Skinner | Posted 05.25.2011

Matthew L. Skinner

Jesus has his moments when he speaks plainly, but much of what the Gospels convey is a lot more elusive. That's what makes his teachings so evocative, and sometimes offensive, and sometimes restorative.