The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate by Tremper Longman III and John H. Walton, Part 1- Proposition 2 We are blogging through the book: The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate by Tremper Longman III and John H. Walton. Today we will look atContinue reading “The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate by Tremper Longman III and John H. Walton, Part 1- Proposition 2”
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More of Richard Beck on Tribes: Liberalism is Loneliness
Richard Beck recently posted another in his excellent series of posts on how liberal or progressive types move, by nature, beyond tribal affiliations and thus lose something very important that they long for but cannot find. The heart of the matter, as I wrote about two weeks ago, is how Western liberalism dissolves traditional andContinue reading “More of Richard Beck on Tribes: Liberalism is Loneliness”
Another Look: The Great Divide
To the bath and the table, To the prayers and the word, I call every seeking soul. – Inscribed on a church bell in Wisconsin • • • I did a couple of talks at my church some time ago, discussing my transition from evangelicalism to the Lutheran tradition. As I talked, words from severalContinue reading “Another Look: The Great Divide”
On Resurrection and Eternal Life (6)
Note from CM: As a hospice chaplain, my work revolves around supporting the dying and their families. I officiate many funerals. I deal with questions about death and what happens after people die. I am asked regularly about mysteries beyond our human experience in this life. After a recent break, we are now getting backContinue reading “On Resurrection and Eternal Life (6)”
Sundays in Easter: The Very Good Gospel (2)
This is the promise of Genesis 1. The darkness is limited by the light. Suffering is not in perpetuity. The light may take generations to come, but it will come. There is always hope. • Lisa Sharon Harper • • • On Sundays in Easter, we are hearing from Lisa Sharon Harper about The VeryContinue reading “Sundays in Easter: The Very Good Gospel (2)”
The Saturday Monks Brunch: April 14, 2018
STILL WAITIN’ FOR REAL SPRING EDITION I hate to talk about the weather all the time, but this has been a doozy of a spring. Yesterday and today, it finally felt like we’d turned a corner here in central Indiana, with temperatures up in the 70s. However, by Monday they’re calling for snow flurries againContinue reading “The Saturday Monks Brunch: April 14, 2018”
Friday with Michael Spencer: Warning! Be Careful!
From 2008 Is it just me, or are some Christians putting too much emphasis on the Gospels? There’s a lot of talk about the Kingdom of God in the Gospels. That gets many people off on the wrong track entirely. Some people are always quoting the parables or Jesus’ sermons. All of these things needContinue reading “Friday with Michael Spencer: Warning! Be Careful!”
The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate by Tremper Longman III and John H. Walton, Part 1- Proposition 1
The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate by Tremper Longman III and John H. Walton, Part 1- Proposition 1 I am going to blog through the book: The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate by Tremper Longman III and John H. Walton. Walton has twoContinue reading “The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate by Tremper Longman III and John H. Walton, Part 1- Proposition 1”
A Crazy, Holy Grace
A crazy, holy grace I have called it. Crazy because whoever could have predicted it? Who can ever foresee the crazy how and when and where of a grace that wells up out of the lostness and pain of the world and of our own inner worlds? And holy because these moments of grace comeContinue reading “A Crazy, Holy Grace”
Bad Press: The Circus Goes On
Christians, we can’t hide any more. In this day when there are few secrets, and what secrets there may be are only one social media post away from the light of day, it’s time for Christians, churches, and Christian organizations to get their act together. Forget the mostly bogus complaints about “persecution” and loss ofContinue reading “Bad Press: The Circus Goes On”
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