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Hair like wool

Both Daniel and Revelation compare God’s hair to wool. White enslavers used to say the same thing about hair like mine.

What is the rainbow in Genesis a reminder of?

This year during Pride month, God seems to have a lot of rainbow defenders online. But they aren’t getting the Bible story quite right.

My dad’s old Bible offers more questions than answers

What can I learn from what he underlined—or didn’t?

The post-Catholic Joyce

Filtered through my deconstructed Catholic faith, Ulysses holds up surprisingly well.

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