Brian ChilcoteDec 29, 202314 minRhetoricWhy Can't Luke and Matthew Just Get Along? Jesus has two baby books. No pictures like ours might have, but two written accounts of what happened, when and where it happened, to...
Brian ChilcoteSep 30, 202314 minThe BibleMy God is Better than your god!Imagine a world in which power struggles regularly erupt between rival factions whose tribes gather at the field of battle to pit their...
Brian ChilcoteAug 24, 20236 minDeconstructionAn Invitation to Uncertainty"Trust is the bedrock of social life at all levels, from romance and parenting to national government. Deception always undermines it....
Brian ChilcoteJun 30, 202313 minThe BibleBible 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 ChilcoteApr 13, 202311 minHermeneuticsGenocidal 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 ChilcoteMar 2, 202313 minDoctrines: inspirationInterrogating Biblical Inspiration"We contend that viewing the inspiration of Scripture solely from the cognitive environment of print culture opens the door to...
Brian ChilcoteFeb 21, 202320 minDeconstructionSources 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 ChilcoteFeb 16, 202322 minThe BibleTime, Text and Translation: A (very) Brief Biography of the New TestamentIt's around 40 CE. Stories and sayings of Jesus are circulating around Jerusalem, other nearby urban centers and Galilee. A novel Jewish...
Matt KistlerFeb 2, 20238 minMeditation on ScriptureA Kaleidoscopic View of John 15-16As 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...