Archive - Misreading Scripture (Less and Less)

The Life and Ministry of Jesus (Part 2)

Death, Burial, and Resurrection

Mar 11 •

Brandon J. O'Brien

What People Mean when They Talk about “The Culture”

And why it's probably doing more work than you realize.

Mar 4 •

Brandon J. O'Brien

February 2025

The Life and Ministry of Jesus (Part 1)

An overview of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke

Feb 18 •

Brandon J. O'Brien

January 2025

The World Between the Testaments

On what happens between Malachi and Matthew

Jan 14 •

Brandon J. O'Brien

November 2024

Return to Jerusalem

Promises fulfilled—with greater fulfillment yet to come (just in time for Advent)

Nov 26, 2024 •

Brandon J. O'Brien

Reading the Gospel of Mark as Short Fiction

An exercise inadvertently inspired by George Saunders

Nov 12, 2024 •

Brandon J. O'Brien

September 2024

God Is God in Exile, Too

What it means to be faithful when you can't keep the Law in the Land

Sep 26, 2024 •

Brandon J. O'Brien

What People Mean When They Say "Biblical"

Spoiler: It Means Lots of Things

Sep 10, 2024 •

Brandon J. O'Brien

August 2024

Making Sense of Experience

If bad things happen to good people, does that mean God's covenant doesn't work?

Aug 27, 2024 •

Brandon J. O'Brien

Reflections on Co-Writing a Book with My Younger Self

A late-summer project update

Aug 13, 2024 •

Brandon J. O'Brien

July 2024

Judgment and Hope and a Future

The ills of Israel's divided kingdom and a strange counterexample of faithfulness

Jul 23, 2024 •

Brandon J. O'Brien

Hedging Your Bets and Hoarding Your Assets

On the relationship between idolatry and injustice

Jul 9, 2024 •

Brandon J. O'Brien

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