Brian Chilcote
Jesus Under Construction: The Theological Christ
Are the "Christ of faith" and the "Jesus of history" in conflict? Answers vary, as expected.
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Loving God and Loving Others Fearlessly
Brian Chilcote
Dec 29, 202314 min
Why 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 Chilcote
Sep 30, 202314 min
My 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 Chilcote
Aug 24, 20236 min
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....
Brian Chilcote
Jun 30, 202313 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, 202311 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, 202313 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, 202320 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, 202322 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, 20238 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, 20239 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, 202213 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, 20223 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, 20224 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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