BCBS is two friends reclaiming the Bible one book at a time. Raised evangelical and Catholic, we're now mining the holy text of our childhood for useful life tips in adulthood.
The same or another John writes a short letter to a small church, the collective church or an actual woman representing a church. He warns against blo...
This letter from an anonymous John is as insistent as it is inscrutable. As some have strayed from the church, John reminds the flock to ignore the tr...
We discuss Peter's confounding second letter and wonder about the nature of utopia, accountability and the snowball effect. As Peter feels himself nea...
Turns out a life of faith is no cake walk. Peter doesn't mince words, and we take his warnings about suffering and sacrifice to heart. We discuss sobr...
James is way more practical than his predecessors in the early-Christian-letter-writing game, so we have lots of life lessons to chew on. We discuss f...
An anonymous author pep-talks the backsliding Jewish believers, renewing their faith and reminding them to stay the course to honor their ancestors. W...
Paul's shortest letter is strongly worded and written to a guy whose runaway slave he's claimed for himself. Now it's time to set him free in Christ a...
Paul advises former colleague Titus on how to transform the growing Cretan Christian community into perfect righteousness. We appreciate the permissio...
Paul writes to his mentee Timothy again, urging him to stay strong through the last leg of the race, avoid petty worldly concerns and keep embracing t...
Paul or someone like him writes a letter to Timothy, a protegee who needs less water and more wine. We discuss women in the church, the love of money ...