Prostitutes and Polygamists

The seminar on sexual abuse that I co-led in Oct 2023 with Lisa Radcliff was recorded and is now available in two parts with youtube videos. I spoke… — November 12, 2023

Is it ever possible to justify rape? The issue arises in a bizarre story found in Genesis 19. Immediately after the city of Sodom is sulfur-ified for wickedness and… — December 1, 2016

A Baptist pastor named Roger Jimenez in Sacramento has been making headlines for preaching that the 49 people who died at the gay club in Orlando deserved it.  Somehow a… — June 15, 2016

  My interview on Bible Gateway just went live on the Bible Gateway blog. In the interview, I discuss my recent (but not most recent) book, Prostitutes and… — June 9, 2016

I met Aaron Persky (here's the link to today's NY Times article on Persky) in the fall of 1980 when we were both freshmen at Stanford together. Aaron… — June 7, 2016

There's a sale on now of Prostitutes and Polygamists (the book, not the people). The eBook version of Prostitutes and Polygamists is on sale for only $3.99 (a… — May 4, 2016

My interview with Jonathan Merritt of Religion News Service about Prostitutes and Polygamists was posted last Friday.  As of today (12 April 2016) it has been shared over… — April 12, 2016

My family arrived home at midnight last night after an amazing five days in St. Louis at Urbana 15, a gathering of 16,000 students and leaders who are interested in missions,… — January 3, 2016

Christianity Today just posted "The Top 20 Most-Read Articles of 2015." Number 14 was "David was a Rapist, Abraham was a Sex Trafficker." I guess people do want… — December 28, 2015

At the recent Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting a 9 minute video was shot where editors from various publishers mention two or three of their best-sellers. Prostitutes and… — December 4, 2015

My seminary held an Alumni reunion in October 2015 and they asked me to speak on my most recent book, Prostitutes and Polygamists: A Look at Love, Old Testament… — November 19, 2015

My recent post on the issue of homosexuality was posted a few days ago on the Missio Alliance blog. Check it out here: "We are all Sodomites: Love,… — November 6, 2015

Today is the day you’ve all been waiting for.  September 1—Prostitutes and Polygamists: A Look at Love, Old Testament Style is finally available. I know what you’re thinking,… — September 1, 2015

If you've ever wondered... "What's up with all the weird sexual behavior in the Old Testament?" ...then you should check out the book trailer for my new book, Prostitutes and Polygamists:… — May 15, 2015