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“The Bible becomes a confusing mess when we expect it to function as a rulebook for faith. But when we allow the Bible to determine our expectations, we see that Wisdom, not answers, is the Bible’s true subject matter.”

How the Bible Actually Works: In Which I Explain How An Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers--and Why That's Great News by Peter Enns

October 11, 2022 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

How the Bible Actually Works: In Which I Explain How An Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers—and Why That’s Great News by Peter Enns My rating: 5 of 5 stars I first heard of Peter “Pete” Enns on the “Bible for Normal People” podcast and greatly appreciated not only his own commentary but also the guests and discussions that he hosts on each episode. This lead me to hearing that he had written a book. So I went out […]

Filed Under: Religion Tagged With: #Bible, Christianity, How the Bible Actually Works, Peter Enns

The Chancellor's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Religion · Tags: #Bible, Christianity, How the Bible Actually Works, Peter Enns ·
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For the cynics and realists…

Inspired by Rachel Held Evans

December 18, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

Rachel Held Evans passed away earlier this year, and the world is a lonelier place without her writing. This is her most recently published book, and reading it after her death just added a layer of sadness that I didn’t expect. Growing up in a conservative Christian environment, she was always the “good church girl”… but things started falling apart in her faith when she began asking questions. How can we say that God is loving when the Bible says that He ordered the massacre […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: #Bible, Inspired, Rachel Held Evans, Religion, Spirituality

kella's CBR11 Review No:50 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: #Bible, Inspired, Rachel Held Evans, Religion, Spirituality ·
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What would Jesus do?

Good News Bible (New Testament) by God/ Anonymous

April 16, 2019 by Wanderlustful 3 Comments

This is my companion review to my earlier review of the Old Testament, and, as I was reminded by the Cannonball overlords, a timely read given that Easter is coming up this weekend (happy end of Lent to the righteous, happy long weekend to the rest of us heathens!). As a basic overview for those who have been putting off their Bible studies, the New Testament (or at least the Good News Bible version) is roughly 330 pages which are divided into 27 chapters, or […]

Filed Under: Religion Tagged With: #Bible, #NewTestament, Good News Bible, jesus, The Bible

Wanderlustful's CBR11 Review No:12 · Genres: Religion · Tags: #Bible, #NewTestament, Good News Bible, jesus, The Bible ·
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The original Book

The Good News Bible by God/ Anonymous

April 2, 2019 by Wanderlustful 3 Comments

It feels very wrong to write a book review of The Bible, but it would also feel wrong to not get the Cannonball Reads credit for reading it- so here we are!  I’m splitting this review into two, one review for the Old Testament and one review for the New Testament- not only does this make sense thematically, but this way I also get double the book reading credit!  Although my hesitations in writing this review are also many, I’m also hopeful that God, if […]

Filed Under: Religion, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #Bible, #OldTestament, god, Good News Bible, Religion, The Bible

Wanderlustful's CBR11 Review No:11 · Genres: Religion, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #Bible, #OldTestament, god, Good News Bible, Religion, The Bible ·
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