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After the Death of the Sky-God: Why Jesus Still Matters
There’s a quiet confession happening all over the place. People aren’t necessarily rejecting Jesus. They’re rejecting the version of God they were handed. The old framework—an elderly male deity floating somewhere above the clouds, intervening selectively, suspending physics when pleased—doesn’t survive long in a world shaped by telescopes, trauma psychology, and historical scholarship. For many…
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Chains of Love: A Prophetic Commentary on Philemon for a Fractured World
Chains of LoveA Prophetic Commentary on Philemon for a Fractured World by Sister Abigail Hester, OFCFounder, Order of Franciscan Clareans Rebel Saint Publications© 2025 Sister Abigail Hester, OFCAll Rights Reserved.Published under a Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International License.This work may be shared and quoted freely for the benefit of humanity, provided it remains unaltered and…
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Holier Than Honest, Holier Than Hype: A Reply (with receipts)
In response to the following linked article: The rebuttal to my article tries to swat away questions of New Testament authorship with some familiar apologetic flourishes: Satan made you doubt, Plato had fewer manuscripts, and Peter could totally spell. Let’s sort through this — with both humor and actual scholarship. Apparently the devil isn’t busy…
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When Apostles Get Ghostwriters: Evidence of Forgery in the New Testament
Introduction: Holier Than Thou or Holier Than Honest? The New Testament is hailed as “God’s Word,” but let’s be real: much of it is anonymous, pseudonymous, or forged. Early Christians lived in a world where writing under someone else’s name was a power move—meant to claim authority, shut down rivals, and win theological battles. Think…
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Beloved in Truth: A Queer Franciscan Clarean Commentary on 3rd John
Beloved in Truth: A Queer Franciscan Clarean Commentary on 3rd John by Sister Abigail Hester, OFC Introduction: A Letter of Belovedness and Hospitality The Third Epistle of John is the shortest book in the Bible, yet within its 219 words lies a powerful witness to the Franciscan Clarean way: love, hospitality, truth, nonviolence, and resistance to…
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Contending for Love: A Progressive Commentary on the Epistle of Jude
✨ Contending for Love: A Progressive Commentary on the Epistle of Jude By Sister Abigail Hester, OFCFor the Order of Franciscan Clareans 📖 Introduction The Epistle of Jude, a brief and often overlooked letter near the end of the New Testament, is usually remembered for its fiery denunciations of false teachers and its use of apocalyptic…