Are Smartphones Making Christianity Too Convenient?

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David Was a Rapist, Abraham Was a Sex Trafficker
What we miss when we downgrade Old Testament abuse stories to sexual peccadilloes.
David T. Lamb
My family and I were driving to the movie theater recently and Game of Thrones came up in our conversation. Having never read the book or seen the HBO show, but figuring reviews and trailers gave me all I needed to know, I pontificated, "Game of Thrones is popular only because it's about sex and violence." To which my son Noah responded, "Sex and violence—sounds like your books, Dad." The reason I write about sex and violence is that the Bible... continue reading >>

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