Early in this journey of reading the Bible through in 90 days, I admit that I was a little nervous about the whole thing. I knew people couldn’t read the Bible without having some serious questions. It’s not that the Bible doesn’t meet our expectations so much as the Bible turns our expectations on their heads. It’s just not the book we would write if we were put in charge of writing a holy book. For starters, God works in and through people who appear to be total scoundrels to the point that God himself starts to look guilty by association. On top of this scandalous narrative rests some rather simplistic commands. Trust God, do good and good things will happen to you. While this is generally true, it sure seems to leave a lot of life unexplained. Continue reading Day 36: Now, wait just a minute