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As a family we just watched the DVD of Megamind (2010, Dreamworks).  Overall, excellent, funny, entertaining: three thumbs up. Just one question, how realistic is Megamind?  I mean, come… — June 18, 2011

At my seminary's Board meeting yesterday, the Board chairperson, Joe Longo led a devotion on Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus.  The three siblings lived in the villiage… — June 17, 2011

The one who doesn't walk, stand or sit with scoffers delights in the law of YHWH.  This non-scoffer meditates day and night on Torah.  Day and night?  24/7… — June 15, 2011

This is the second in a series reviews on books that address the problem of God behaving badly in the Old Testament.  This review was originally published in… — June 12, 2011

If only Eve had hired a publicist instead.  (In case you're not sure, the publicist is the one wearing clothes.) So, what did really happened in Genesis 3?  … — June 11, 2011

It’s best to begin a series of reflections on the psalms with the first one, specifically the first verse. I love the literalness of the NAS (like the… — June 10, 2011

I have two teenage sons, so on opening night we needed to see Pirates of the Carribbean 4: On Stranger Tides.  While the film was better than Pirates… — June 8, 2011

Scot McKnight's blog Jesus Creed  has been running a series of posts on God Behaving Badly.  One of the commentators didn't find my chapter on divine violence (Chapter 5:… — June 5, 2011

I used to avoid the psalms. I loved OT narrative, just not the psalms.  The most common type of psalm (the laments) includes a lot of whining and… — June 3, 2011

"This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.” “What do you mean, biblical?” “What he means is Old Testament.  Real wrath of God type stuff.” "Human… — June 2, 2011

"I do not like Lamb's title.  It is irreverent.  It is disrespectful to God.  Please change the title." These words are from Joseph, who after reading an interview… — May 30, 2011

We were at a church picnic on Wednesday night.  People were asking me about my new book (God Behaving Badly, in case you haven't heard), when I kicked… — May 27, 2011

Recently, my wife Shannon and I were on a date and ended up chatting with our server.  (I wonder what it says about our marriage that my wife often… — May 23, 2011

On the first day of class, the professor (Bobby Clinton) put a piece of paper in front of each student. The page was mainly blank except for an… — May 21, 2011