Brian Chilcote
An Invitation to Uncertainty
"Trust is the bedrock of social life at all levels, from romance and parenting to national government. Deception always undermines it....
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Affirming Church West Chester
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Loving God and Loving Others Fearlessly
Brian Chilcote
- Jun 30
- 13 min
Bible Things That Make You Go, "Huh?"
"What is it?" Whether it's Superman, a UFO or a strange sea creature, inquiring humans want to know. We make our best guesses: A bird? A...
Brian Chilcote
- Apr 13
- 11 min
Genocidal Joshua?
What about the bothersome parts of the Bible that depict God telling people to kill other people? How did these scenes make it into our...
Brian Chilcote
- Mar 2
- 13 min
Interrogating Biblical Inspiration
"We contend that viewing the inspiration of Scripture solely from the cognitive environment of print culture opens the door to...
Brian Chilcote
- Feb 21
- 20 min
Sources of Truth: How do we know what we know?
You've seen optical illusions- they're everywhere. In times past, decorators and artists would produce paintings called trompe l'oeil...
Brian Chilcote
- Feb 16
- 22 min
Time, Text and Translation: A (very) Brief Biography of the New Testament
It's around 40 CE. Stories and sayings of Jesus are circulating around Jerusalem, other nearby urban centers and Galilee. A novel Jewish...
Matt Kistler
- Feb 2
- 8 min
A Kaleidoscopic View of John 15-16
As I prepared to talk about John 15:26-16:4 over the last few weeks, I have to admit that I struggled. At first glance, I didn't feel...
Brian Chilcote
- Jan 26
- 9 min
Peeking Over the Wall of Certainty
Many churchgoing believers are given the impression that the Bible is totally unique among written works. We are taught that in subject...
Kevin Brisbin
- Dec 6, 2022
- 13 min
Advent-ure
Let's test your familiarity with the Christmas tradition we call Advent. So as not to leave any readers in the dark, I have provided the...
Brian Chilcote
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Where to Begin? Books and Podcasts you Should Know
There once was a book called the Bible But some people labeled it libel "Why?" you may ask It was taken to task For promoting a God who's...
Brian Chilcote
- Oct 4, 2022
- 4 min
Rhetorical Questions Part 3: Why is it Important to Know Something About Rhetoric?
Would you build a theological doctrine on a peroration element? Hopefully, you'd think twice since the peroration is all about an...
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