These Edenic myths are illusions whose power lies not in their real presence but in their expression of what we really, really wish were true. But they also have the power to remove us from full, mindful living in the present, which is messy, unstable and insecure.
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So too with the life of faith. We may long for an original, solid rock, a foundation that will not falter in the storm. For many, that rock is the Bible. But that, too, is an illusion.
When I first read/skimmed this article, my initial thought was, "dude your your hittin' a very sensitive spot, gonna piss a lot of people off." But further down in the article he hit the nail:
There is no “the Bible,” no book that is the one and only Bible. There are lots and lots of Bibles. They come in many different physical and digital forms with a great variety of content – different canons, translations, notes, commentaries, pictures, and so on.
Just don't tell this to a KJV only believer, they will have your hide.
My Take: There’s no such thing as the Bible and never has been
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