I have come to regard with some suspicion those who claim that the Bible never troubles them. I can only assume this means they havenโt actually read it.
Rachel Held EvansWhen [Jesus] wanted fully to explain what his forthcoming death was all about He didn't give a theory. He didn't even give them a set of Scriptural texts. He gave them a meal.
Rachel Held EvansChurch attendance may be dipping, but God can survive the Internet age. After all, He knows a thing or two about resurrection.
Rachel Held EvansPerhaps the most radical thing we followers of Jesus can do in the information age is treat each other like humans-not heroes, not villains, not avatars, not statuses, not Republicans, not Democrats, not Calvinists, not Emergents-just humans. This wouldn't mean we would stop disagreeing, but I think it would mean we would disagree well.
Rachel Held Evans