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Derek Flood

Derek Flood is the author of Disarming Scripture: Cherry-Picking Liberals, Violence-Loving Conservatives, and Why We All Need to Learn to Read the Bible Like Jesus Did He is a featured blogger for the Huffington Post, Sojourners, here at Red Letter Christians, as well as writing regularly at his website. A longtime voice in the post-conservative evangelical movement, Derek’s focus is on wrestling with questions of faith and doubt, violence in the Bible, relational theology, and understanding the cross from the perspective of grace and restorative justice.

Trump, Jesus, & America’s Crisis

Derek Flood
August 15, 2016
General, Politics, Theology
20
Speaking from a time of crisis himself, Matthew has an important message that we need to hear today in our time of crisis.

On Being Nuts and Bolts

Derek Flood
February 10, 2015
Church Life, General
I am a Christian, not because someone explained  the nuts and bolts of Christianity, but because there were people  willing to be nuts and bolts.

WWJD?: Questioning Genocide and Slavery in the Bible

Derek Flood
January 2, 2015
Practical Justice, Theology
There are a number of things in the Bible that should trouble any reader. We find in its pages things like genocide, gang rape, and slavery -- not only sanctioned, but at times commanded by God.

Why “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin” Doesn’t Work

Derek Flood
November 11, 2014
General
Last week my post Love the Sinner Hate the Sin, Really? generated a lot of discussion on RLC.

“Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin.” Really?

Derek Flood
November 3, 2014
General
So maybe it's time to take a look at love the sinner, hate the sin.

Violence in God's Name: Our Greatest Sin

Derek Flood
September 4, 2014
General, Theology
25
Some Christians seem to talk about little other than sin. In reaction, others try to ignore it. But we can’t understand Jesus’ plan to redeem the whole universe without understanding sin.

Gungor and the Two Faces of Evangelicalism

Derek Flood
August 11, 2014
Church Life, General
53
AUG 11, 2014 | BY: DEREK FLOOD -- This past week the Christian corner of the internet has been somewhat abuzz with headlines like...

How Can a Fallible Bible Be Inspired?

Derek Flood
June 20, 2014
General, Theology
62
JUNE 20, 2014 | BY: DEREK FLOOD -- Over the past several months we've been doing a lot of deconstruction work with the Bible, discussing how an unquestioning...

The Jesus Lens: Can a Red Letter Christian question the "red letters"?

Derek Flood
January 13, 2014
Church Life, General, Theology
4
JAN 13, 2014 | BY: DEREK FLOOD -- Many people have proposed the need to interpret Scripture through a Jesus-shaped lens. In many...

"What Church do you go to?" Why Jay Bakker is my (virtual) pastor

Derek Flood
November 24, 2013
Church Life, General, Theology
50
NOV 24, 2013 | BY: DEREK FLOOD -- I'd love to go to a church that was focused on grace and messy radical love. I haven't found a place...
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