On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
two turtle doves…

The two turtle doves are often said to represent the Old and New Testaments—two voices, held together, telling the long and unfinished story of God and humanity.

Scripture is not a single tone or perspective. It is poetry and protest, law and lament, prophecy and prayer. It argues with itself. It remembers trauma. It leaves questions unanswered.

“Your word is a lamp to my feet,
and a light to my path.”
— Psalm 119:105

A lamp does not flood the landscape with clarity. It offers just enough light for the next step.

In an age shaped by polarisation, certainty, and the demand to choose sides quickly and loudly, the Bible quietly resists simplification. It refuses to let God be reduced to a slogan or weaponised for power.

The Old Testament carries stories of covenant, exile, justice, and longing.
The New Testament speaks of incarnation, mercy, forgiveness, and love.
Neither replaces the other. They speak with and to one another.

Broken Theology invites us to read scripture not as a rulebook that ends conversation, but as a companion that deepens it. Faith grows not by silencing tension, but by staying present within it.

The turtle doves do not fly apart.
They remain together—distinct, faithful, attentive.

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May sacred stories
teach you how to listen well—
light for one more step.