The Apostle Paul has an interesting line in his letter to Titus. It's one that, perhaps, Christians today should give a little more attention. If for no other reason, there is a blessing in struggling with challenging texts, particularly those that would probably get their author anathematized in today's evangelical church. The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy: One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cretans are alway liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons (Titus 1:12). Ouch. What a bigot St. Paul was. The Cretans belonged to an island in the Mediterranean Sea, and their culture was...
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