Lost in Translation (How to Read Between the Lines of the Bible)

Week 1: The Myth of the Plain Reading

I get called a heretic a lot.

If you scroll through the comments on my social media posts or look at my inbox on any given Tuesday, you’ll find a steady stream of people telling me that I am “compromising the word,” leading people astray, or—my personal favorite—that I flat-out “hate the Bible.”

And what is the massive, dangerous sin I am committing to ea…