Stop Saying "It's Just the Way I Am"

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When God Fights Idolatry with Unconventional Weapons
A better way to read the bizarre story of Elisha and the bears.
Andrew Wilson
Three times last year I asked a Christian audience this question: Which story in Scripture bothers you most? There are numerous candidates — the flood, the destruction of Sodom, the Passover, the conquest of Canaan — most involving large numbers of people being killed. But each time, I got the same answer: the passage about Elisha and the bears. continue reading >>

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