TheOOZE has an article entitled “THE BIBLE IS NOT A JIGSAW PUZZLE: A New Approach to the New Testament.” I recommend it.
While I don’t know that I agree that this is all that “new” of an approach, it does help to articulate some of the issues with the way that the Bible is (mis)handled today. Unfortunately, coming at the Bible the way the author recommends involves a lot more work that just “cherry-picking” verses to support a position.

You might want to look at the “Manage my Bloglist” page of BlogWatcher, if you haven’t done so recently. I’ve added several new feeds to the right side of the page.
The “Manage my account” link is also worth a look. You can change the color scheme that BlogWatcher uses when you log in, and you can also change the number of articles shown on each page, and your local timezone. Check it out.

I’ve decided not to accept the role of “Jack” in “The Importance of Being Earnest.” The deciding factor was really Katie’s discomfort level. This is her first chance at a big role, and I don’t want to get in the way by making it harder for her. The fact that I’d already sheduled to be out of town closing weekend also entered into the decision.
Surprisingly, the “Gordon factor” wasn’t a part of it. I think I can deal with him as well as anybody else can.