Is Jesus Ambiguous on Violence?

Is Jesus Ambiguous on Violence?

Apologists seeking to save God from God are quick to remind us that the God of the Hebrew Bible was a God of justice in order to explain the violence found there. They contrast these texts with the God of the Christian Testament – seen through the lens of Jesus Christ...
Why I Refuse to Save God from God

Why I Refuse to Save God from God

The Hebrew Bible introduces a tribal deity fighting Canaanite deities for land supremacy, instructing God’s people to do likewise. God’s chosen, liberated from Egypt’s bondage, are led to a Promised Land, which inconveniently, is already occupied. The solution?...
Russia, Ukraine and the Holodomor

Russia, Ukraine and the Holodomor

“Holodomor” is a term derived from the Ukrainian words for “hunger” and “death.” It means “death / killing by starvation / hunger,” and it is linked to the 1931-1934 famine throughout the Soviet Union during which nearly four million Ukrainians died. Causes of the...