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If you don't love your Self can you really love others?
Martha resented Mary for not helping in the kitchen. But Jesus disagreed. What's the deal with this story?
Colby Martin
Jul 20
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Today, I am so sad for (almost) everyone
The official overturning of Roe v Wade has got me feeling so, so sad for everyone today. Well, almost everyone.
Colby Martin
Jun 24
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Three tools scholars use to evaluate the reliability of what Jesus really said and did.
Part 8 in a series exploring Bart Ehrman's, "How Jesus Became God." The criterion used to measure historical reliability and accuracy.
Colby Martin
Jun 22
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Your Beliefs Do Not Come From God or From the Bible
You believe something because that is the interpretation you have chosen, or were given, or both.
Colby Martin
Jun 14
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Your Beliefs Do Not Come From God or From the Bible
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The Queering of the Church
A rather biblical argument for how God prefers DIVERSITY and DIFFERENCE over CONFORMITY and SAMENESS.
Colby Martin
Jun 6
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The Fetishization of Angry Jesus
We need to stop using the stories of Jesus rebuking, judging, and flipping tables, as justification for our own poor behavior.
Colby Martin
May 20
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Did you hear the one about Jesus?
Part 7 in a series exploring Bart Ehrman's, "How Jesus Became God." From stories told about Jesus, to, written accounts of his life.
Colby Martin
May 18
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How do we even know anything about Jesus?
Part 6 in a series exploring Bart Ehrman's, "How Jesus Became God." When's the last time you stopped to consider how you know what you know about Jesus?
Colby Martin
May 4
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Humans becoming God(like), plus other worship-worthy-Beings
Part 5 in a series exploring Bart Ehrman's, "How Jesus Became God." Establishing the ancient Jewish belief in humans becoming divine, and other god-like…
Colby Martin
Apr 20
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A New (Expanded) Edition of UnClobber!
My publisher released a brand new edition of UnClobber, featuring an extra chapter, Small Group Study Guide, and a Preaching Series guide!
Colby Martin
Apr 19
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Even ancient Israelites saw Divinity along a continuum
Part 4 in a series exploring Bart Ehrman's, "How Jesus Became God," in which we discover how Jewish sacred texts reveal surprising insight into the…
Colby Martin
Apr 13
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Dear 20 year old me, one day you'll see the Bible in a whole new way.
I wrote a letter to a past version of my Self, preparing me for the upcoming shift in how I think about the Bible.
Colby Martin
Apr 11
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