Yahweh is a "stern imp" who "behaves rather unpleasantly" and "has been a disaster for his champions more often than not." Jesus of Nazareth was a "bewildering" figure who was "formidably ambivalent ...
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John G. Kelley Jr. and the Rev. Randall Mimbs have stirred up a Christian storm. What does John 14:6 really mean? “No one comes to the Father except through me.” Does that mean people who are not ...
It’s hard to put ourselves in the place of Joshua and his family in today’s first reading. Most of us presume all religions basically deal with the same God. That God might go by the name of Yahweh, ...
Last week, Amy Elton from Macon, wrote a beautiful letter to the editors, commenting on the fact that I write about Yahweh and Jesus but never about the Holy Spirit. And she’s right. The Holy Spirit, ...
When it comes to weirdness, Jesus Christ has nothing on his old man. While Yahweh was looking for excuses to drunkenly wrestle Moses, Jesus was usually preaching about love, tolerance and forgiveness.
*The Kingdom of Yahweh, a faith-based organization known for serving people of all nationalities, has been tirelessly working to bring positive change in the world. As a global peace advocate, the ...
Politics begins with the way we use words, George Orwell reminded us. At a precarious moment for relations between Muslims and their others it is important to recall that Allah is not the name of the ...
Prolific literary critic, Yale professor and professional provocateur Bloom (The Book of J) here tackles the characters of the Jewish and Christian gods: what god do we meet in Hebrew Scripture? Who ...