So for some reason, my entire life I thought that Acts was written by Paul. I really don’t know why I thought this. Maybe just because Paul is in it. But through reading this chapter of Cosby I learned that Acts was, in fact, written by the same person who wrote Luke. Which is honestly … Continue reading Marcion was like us →

Reading this account from the Bible reminded me of how important it is to love and care for people who you have no real reason to care for. Growing up in New England where having a friendly chat with your neighbors is practically offensive, I think that the idea of ‘neighbor’ has always been rather … Continue reading Without expectation →

Once again, as the born and bred Christian that I am, when I realized what passage I was reading in Luke, I felt my eyes glaze over and knew that if I didn’t actively search for a new meaning or perspective on this passage, any learning would be completely lost on me. Because yes, yes, … Continue reading Towels are nice →

I don’t think that I have ever before sat down and read one of the gospels in the way that I did tonight. Somehow it gave me a different perspective from reading segments of it over longer periods of time. For my reading, I read the book of Mark, the one that I felt that … Continue reading He is with us →

I don’t think that I can speak to the specific meaning of the term ‘gospel’ within any particular faith tradition, simply because I can’t think of what I know and have learned over the years in terms of which tradition it stems from. It’s all just a jumble of knowledge, sometimes conflicting, sometimes agreeing, so … Continue reading The Gospel →

I enjoyed this chapter a lot. Technically I had heard before that the gospels were all written differently and to different audiences and such, but I had never understood what that really meant in such a comprehensive way. I think the part that struck me as the most thought provoking, however, was toward the beginning … Continue reading Fireworks and Fireflies →

When I initially read for today, I had a really hard time focusing. The passages seemed almost exactly like what we had read in Amos and I couldn’t imagine what I was supposed to get out of it or why this was the book we were reading next. However, when I went to start writing … Continue reading Which book? →

In reading this book, the very first thing I noticed was the repetition. The first two chapters are largely the same except for substituting different names as far as who is going to be destroyed. I guess at least it was fair. I don’t think I’d ever read Amos before, but in reading it I … Continue reading What is Amos about? (hint: not Amos) →