Professor of Religious Studies and Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature, Butler University
Indianapolis
Joined December 2009
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After summit UMC Korean Methodist Church renew ties christiancentury.org/news/af…
Elon Musk thinks that viewing women as equals to men makes one a “far left extremist.”
Musk’s tweets tell you nothing about @jamestalarico or Jesus, but everything you need to know about Elon Musk.
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He can’t be bought and you HATE that about him. It’s why you are hell-bent on spreading lies about a good, decent, Christian man.
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WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE
President Trump escalated his invective against Norway, calling it a ‘shit house country’ and saying Norwegian immigrants are not welcome in the United States because the Nobel committee, based in the capital Oslo, has not awarded him a Peace Prize reut.rs/3U1joSt
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Imagine spending $158 million to push Ken Paxton on Texas; while never posting once about Paxton’s positive virtues or policies.
Guess you call this Talarico Derangement Syndrome.
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“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed.”
— William Faulkner
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One reason many Evangelicals easily separate the President’s character from his policies is they’ve long been conditioned to separate character from belief.
For too many, how you live matters less than whether you believe the “right” things.
A destructive form of Christianity.
Mamdani's Spanish-language ICE rights video sparks praise from immigrant advocates and backlash from Republicans
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An apology from Archbishop Jeffrey Grob
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Chatbots aren’t wise oracles, they are mirrors, and sometimes fun house mirrors.
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Jesus said that a law was given because of the hardness of people’s hearts that did not express God’s perfect intention.
The church discerned that God was including uncircumcised gentiles in Abraham’s household despite Genesis saying that was impossible.
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PUBLIC LECTURE this Wednesday:
Prof. Joan Taylor on Jesus' birth and childhood, revisting the traumatic historical context between Matthew's account.
Come to ACU's Mercy Lecture Theatre in Fitzroy at 6:00 pm.
Register here: events.humanitix.com/irci-pu…
Bible Places Weekend Roundup, Part 2 bibleplaces.com/blog/2026/10…
What We're Doing in this Handbasket (& How We Get Out) lifeisasacredtext.com/what-w…
Excerpt from Sarah Stankorb, Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit Church And What It Means For The Future of Religion
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