bart ehrman

Maintaining the Faith in the Era of the Digital Echo Chamber

April 19, 2012 by jbb

When I reopened my bible in 2003 after being “away” for 15-years, the world had changed significantly. I’ve written about this before, that the whole bible-study thing with computers really appealed to my geeky side. And at first, before I was ready to find a church, I naturally turned to the web to find podcasts [...]

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Happy Holy Friday: What Non-Believers May Be Missing

April 6, 2012 by jbb

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I’ve had wonderful conversations with my girlfriend, Tricia, over the past few weeks as she’s queried me about my faith status saying that after a year she still doesn’t really know what I believe in. Also, for me, this week has historically been significant as a time when I’ve reflected on my faith and more [...]

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Another Voice in the Wilderness

May 12, 2008 by jbb

“You’ve obviously been thinking about this a lot.” I hesitated, “well, yeah.” He looked at me, “not me,” and then he went on about “practical ministry” and not being one to spend any time on thinking. Thus my last connection seemed to snap and I felt all the more disconnected from a faith that had [...]