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This week on the CultureCast, you\u2019ll hear about snakes on a stick (Numbers 21:4-9), Eddie Izzard, and Princess Leia. Christian and Amy are joined once again by Tripp Fuller to talk about some of the problems of reading this passage literally, the role this text plays in the relationship between God and Israel, those wilderness times in our lives, and what this has to do with a cake or death decision.
\nThey\u2019ll also tackle the most one of the most significant verses in the whole bible: John 3:16. Plus those other ones nearby: John 3:14-21. Why do we so often lift this passage out of context and use it as a test of faith? How can we avoid using this text to harass people? Plus the way John connects the cross with the snake in numbers.
\nLastly, Ephesians 2:1-10. What is the difference between grace and mercy? Do we often miss the\xa0really\xa0radical part of grace? How does this text help us shift our economic understandings of how grace and mercy work?
\nAnd don\u2019t forget you can enter to win some sweet new bibles from our friends at the Common English Bible.
\nIf you want to join the Surviving the Bible for Lent group, it\u2019s not too late!
\nSure, we all know Bible verses and may have even tried to read the \u201cwhole Bible,\u201d maybe even more than once. But it can be confusing, contradictory and \u2013 if we\u2019re being honest \u2013 really freaking boring in places. But there\u2019s another way to approach scripture that can actually make sense, and might even be enjoyable.
\nJoin the CultureCast\u2019s Amy and Christian Piatt, along with Tripp, in figuring out how to \u201cSurvive the Bible\u201d together this Lent.