Hippocampus Press, Small Publishers, and the Full Library

Religious readers may find important insights in the dark corners explored by Hippocampus Press and other niche publishers of weird fiction.

YouVersion Bible Lens App: Mediating the Bible through Your Life

All of this mediation draws us away from the actual Word of God and toward our minds and an awareness of our public identity.

‘Jane the Virgin’, the Book of Ruth, and Latina Identity

Depictions of Latinas on TV don’t often get it right, if they even show up on the screen at all. What is a Latina Christian to do?

The Eternal Return

Reclaiming the Bible as story helps us to live in the tension between our experience, with its various cycles, and the ending to which history is moving.

Ten SHOCKING Bible Verses Your Pastor DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT!

Exposing all the foolishness of the Bible. You’ll thank me later.

Burn Your Bible College Degree

I am constantly astonished at how much I have had to unlearn, of realizing how much I don’t know, of admitting that I am possibly not the expert that I thought I was.

Should Pastors (or any of us) Read the Word on an iPad?

“What message am I sending to my students by reading from my phone instead of a print Bible?”

The Kiddy Pool: Parenting in the Big Picture

“Sometimes the work of understanding God’s promises is pretty simple, and reading with my toddler helps me approach the Bible with fresh, childlike faith.”

More than Mere Suggestions

Want your friends to watch your favorite movie, read your favorite book, play your favorite game, or hear your favorite album? Here’s how to share your love of art without going too far.

How Reading Disturbing Novels can make you a Better Reader of the Bible

Can anything good come out of being disturbed?