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Covid and Zacchaeus in a Tree
Covid and Zacchaeus in a Tree
I keep coming back to a specific memory of Bethlehem that applies to right now. When I lived in Israel / Palestine I crossed the border…
Casey Sharp
Oct 3, 2020
Biblical Literacy #8: Mother’s Day With the Warrior Mom Deborah
Biblical Literacy #8: Mother’s Day With the Warrior Mom Deborah
The most important least talked about mom in the Bible
Casey Sharp
May 13, 2018
Biblical Literacy #7: How Easter Exists
Biblical Literacy #7: How Easter Exists
The earliest account is odd, no matter what you believe.
Casey Sharp
Apr 1, 2018
Archaeological Views: Alternate Alters
Archaeological Views: Alternate Alters
A study of sacrificial alters in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.
Casey Sharp
Mar 9, 2018
Biblical Literacy with Casey #6: The Queen of Sheba
Biblical Literacy with Casey #6: The Queen of Sheba
The western world has a fixation on exotic foreign queens. From Cleopatra to Pocahontas, foreign queens are viewed as both objects of…
Casey Sharp
Sep 6, 2017
YDKM Podcast- Real Life Indiana Jones
YDKM Podcast- Real Life Indiana Jones
Dear You Don’t know Me podcast,
Casey Sharp
Feb 26, 2017
Explaining Life Insurance to a Refugee
Explaining Life Insurance to a Refugee
Imagine explaining the concept of life insurance to someone who has never heard of it. When you step back from our lives in the United…
Casey Sharp
Feb 10, 2017
Idiot American Loses His Passport Abroad
Idiot American Loses His Passport Abroad
A story of some human kindness in Israel/Palestine.
Casey Sharp
Jan 23, 2017
Biblical Literacy with Casey #5: Christmas Edition
Biblical Literacy with Casey #5: Christmas Edition
Bethlehem and the Identity of Jesus in Politics
Casey Sharp
Dec 20, 2016
Biblical Literacy with Casey #4 (LIVE from Jerusalem!) ‘Bear Attacks & the Bible’
Biblical Literacy with Casey #4 (LIVE from Jerusalem!) ‘Bear Attack...
Let’s talk about the prophet Elisha and a very short story about a vicious bear attack. Elisha’s mentor Elijah had recently flown away to…
Casey Sharp
Jun 11, 2016
Biblical Literacy with Casey #3. Jepthah’s Daughter, Why We Can Say ‘Goddammit,’ and Armageddon
Biblical Literacy with Casey #3. Jepthah’s Daughter, Why We Can Say...
Let’s talk about the biblical story of child sacrifice that you never hear about. I am not talking about Abraham and Isaac. Their story is…
Casey Sharp
Jun 3, 2016
Biblical Literacy with Casey #2. ‘A Priest, his Concubine, and Dismemberment’
Biblical Literacy with Casey #2. ‘A Priest, his Concubine, and Dism...
I want to continue to increase biblical literacy in the Bible Belt, since it seems like many folks around here have never actually read…
Casey Sharp
Jun 1, 2016
Biblical Literacy with Casey #1. Prostitutes, Pulling Out, and ‘Family Values’
Biblical Literacy with Casey #1. Prostitutes, Pulling Out, and ‘Fam...
I want to increase biblical literacy in the Bible Belt, since it seems that most of our conservative legislators have never actually read…
Casey Sharp
Apr 29, 2016
Breaking Up With Academia
Breaking Up With Academia
Dear Academia, It’s not me- it’s you. This has been a long time coming, and we both knew it. Maybe I missed some red flags at the beginning…
Casey Sharp
Apr 29, 2016
Gethsemane Blues
Gethsemane Blues
Republished from Dappled Things http://dappledthings.org/6944/gethsemane-blues/
Casey Sharp
Apr 28, 2016
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