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The “Pete Ruins Christmas” Series, Part 1: Christmas in America and the Old Testament
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The “Pete Ruins Christmas” Series, Part 1: Christmas in America and the Old Testament

The “Pete Ruins Christmas” Series, Part 1: Christmas in America and the Old Testament

The Literary Context of the Hebrew Bible
The Literary Context of the Hebrew Bible

The Literary Context of the Hebrew Bible

The Geographical Context of Ancient Israel, Part 2
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The Geographical Context of Ancient Israel, Part 2

The Geographical Context of Ancient Israel, Part 2

Did Paul Write the Pastoral Letters? Well, It’s Complicated…
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Did Paul Write the Pastoral Letters? Well, It’s Complicated…

Did Paul Write the Pastoral Letters? Well, It’s Complicated…

The Geographical Context of Ancient Israel, Part 1: Ancient Israel’s Place in the Ancient Near East
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The Geographical Context of Ancient Israel, Part 1: Ancient Israel’s Place in the Ancient Near East

The Geographical Context of Ancient Israel, Part 1: Ancient Israel’s Place in the Ancient Near East

Progressive No More: Brief Thoughts on Adaptive Christianity
Progressive No More: Brief Thoughts on Adaptive Christianity

Progressive No More: Brief Thoughts on Adaptive Christianity

Digging into Cultural Context
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Digging into Cultural Context

Digging into Cultural Context

What the Gospels Teach Us About Salvation
What the Gospels Teach Us About Salvation

What the Gospels Teach Us About Salvation

Why We Should Not Redeem ‘Fundamentalist Evangelicalism’
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Why We Should Not Redeem ‘Fundamentalist Evangelicalism’

Why We Should Not Redeem ‘Fundamentalist Evangelicalism’

Why Paul’s Letters Are Inadequate for Understanding Salvation
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Why Paul’s Letters Are Inadequate for Understanding Salvation

Why Paul’s Letters Are Inadequate for Understanding Salvation

Our (Weird) Heavens Are (Also) Telling Us about God
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Our (Weird) Heavens Are (Also) Telling Us about God

Our (Weird) Heavens Are (Also) Telling Us about God

Reading the Bible with a Jesus-Centered Approach
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Reading the Bible with a Jesus-Centered Approach

Reading the Bible with a Jesus-Centered Approach

Why Do We Thank God for Things?
Why Do We Thank God for Things?

Why Do We Thank God for Things?

Be Curious
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Be Curious

Be Curious

Exchanging a Leather Bound God for an Imperfect Bible
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Exchanging a Leather Bound God for an Imperfect Bible

Exchanging a Leather Bound God for an Imperfect Bible

Reading from the End (with children)
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Reading from the End (with children)

Reading from the End (with children)

The Learning Human Jesus and the Human Bible
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The Learning Human Jesus and the Human Bible

The Learning Human Jesus and the Human Bible

Rainbows, Gold Lamé, and Jesus
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Rainbows, Gold Lamé, and Jesus

Rainbows, Gold Lamé, and Jesus

Top 10 B4NP Podcast Episodes of All Time
Top 10 B4NP Episodes
Top 10 B4NP Podcast Episodes of All Time

Top 10 B4NP Podcast Episodes of All Time

A Missing Angle on the Evangelical Struggle with Evolution
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A Missing Angle on the Evangelical Struggle with Evolution

A Missing Angle on the Evangelical Struggle with Evolution

Relationship Status with the Rules in the Bible: It’s Complicated
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Relationship Status with the Rules in the Bible: It’s Complicated

Relationship Status with the Rules in the Bible: It’s Complicated

Episode 167: Joshua Harris – A Story of Public Deconstruction
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Episode 167: Joshua Harris – A Story of Public Deconstruction

Episode 167: Joshua Harris – A Story of Public Deconstruction

Does Your God Recycle?
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Does Your God Recycle?

Does Your God Recycle?

Doubt: It’s Not Cool or Hipster, but Sacred
Doubt: It’s Not Cool or Hipster, but Sacred

Doubt: It’s Not Cool or Hipster, but Sacred