Reading the Bible: I'm Changing my Mind

There are several faith related issues that I’ve found clumsy to explain as I try to span the difference between my current faith and worldview and that of Bible believing American evangelicals I have known and loved while living in the southwest.
The next few entries will be short summaries of my thinking and influential books regarding topics I have changed my mind about.

Issue #1 Biblicism: as in interpreting the Bible literally, and allowing it total authority in living a Christian life.

Sentiments about the Rapture

When we lived in the south, there was a lot of talk about the end times, thanks to the left-behind series. I read up on Daniel and Revelation and some parts of the Thessalonians letters. Later I learned some things about the creation and the Kingdom and God's concern for all the earth. Now I don't have too many people talking about how God's going to burn the world up and we're going to "fly away" to some other reality.
Please watch this little video for a chuckle.