All posts by Nathan Roberts
This story is a fictional re-imagining of a heroic doctor who wrote the rules in the Biblical book of Leviticus. Public health, disease transmission, social distancing, and community health were questions they really did wrestled with in the Hebrew Bible. Leviticus 14:8–9 “The person to be cleansed must wash their clothes, shave off all their … Continue reading Leviticus, Social Distancing, & The Plague: A Short Story
Why White Evangelicals Are Uniquely Susceptible to Personality Cults
For many progressives, it is tempting to dismiss white Evangelicals as racist, homophobic, and selfish hypocrites. And some of them are. But I must always remind myself that they were trained to be that way. They were trained by their white Evangelical religious leaders who have three major goals. Protect their church from outside threats … Continue reading Why White Evangelicals Are Uniquely Susceptible to Personality Cults
The Burning Bush & the Hebrew Uprising: Short Story
This story is a reimagining of the Moses’ famous Burning Bush experience. Having escaped to a far flung village outside Egypt, Moses reluctantly decides to return to Egypt to help free the enslaved Hebrew people. It’s my hope that this reimagining of the Exodus story reminds us that uprisings against injustice are as old as … Continue reading The Burning Bush & the Hebrew Uprising: Short Story
Why White Racist Bullies Become Minneapolis Police Officers
Note: I am a white pastor protesting in Minneapolis and I am speaking from my own experience and not on behalf of Black Lives Matter or the Black community in Minneapolis. This article is for white people to better understand this situation. If you are a white person, do not ask your black friends to … Continue reading Why White Racist Bullies Become Minneapolis Police Officers
Why I re-wrote the Bible Without God in the Story
I re-wrote the earliest stories of the Bible…but without God in them. Now before you light your torches, brandish your swords, set your Twitter thumbs to cancel. Please, just let me explain. The beginning of the Bible is a tough look for the ancient Israelite God Yahweh. Like a dysfunctional father who wasn’t prepared to … Continue reading Why I re-wrote the Bible Without God in the Story
Consider the Women in the Bible as Seeds of an Ancient Feminism
Nathan Roberts’ review Consider the Women: A Provocative Guide to Three Matriarchs of the Bible by Debbie Blue is available now. Full disclosure: I was ready to give up on the Bible when I met Debbie Blue. But she taught me to read scripture again. She grew up Evangelical, and like so many of us, … Continue reading Consider the Women in the Bible as Seeds of an Ancient Feminism