I imagine that you, like me have heard a plethora of bad sermons over the years, sermons, as the picture illustrates above, that could even put Jesus to sleep!!! But what counts as really bad preaching. I have a long list of things, but here are some of them. Preaching that is not based or grounded in the interpretation of one or more Biblical texts. Sometimes these sermons masquerade as ‘topical’ sermons, and are frequently on topics the Bible does... Read more
A phrase that one hears a lot these days is ‘I’m just speaking my truth’. Truth however doesn’t work that way. Truth doesn’t come in individualized packages decided on by each person who claims to have a truth. Truth is universally accessible, and is the same for everyone. It’s like gravity. It’s everywhere and we do not get to choose whether it’s so for us or not. Now you can have your own feelings, your own ideas,... Read more
Below is a list compiled by Amanda Lehr, and posted on McSweeny’s Internet Tendencies on March 2nd. The cartoon is from another source. “Very inconvenient class! Always holds lectures on top of mountains, in middle of the Sea of Galilee—but never close to the main campus.” “Inconsistent attendance policy. Said we had to be in class by 9:00 a.m. every day. Over half the class showed up late or didn’t attend until the last meeting, but we all got the... Read more
On March 2nd Drs. Ruthanne Reese, Craig Keener, and yours truly had an hour long discussion about commentary writing. Here are the video links. https://vimeo.com/684224390/ccff5e8228 Read more
Well, besides Jesus. This bunny showed up in our garden at dawn this morning for the first time this year. His timing is immaculate. Unfortunately, he didn’t bring any chocolate eggs, and was settling for eating bird seed. Read more
CNN has reported the following incident involving a Catholic priest who used one wrong word in the baptismal liturgy, which according to the bishop invalidated the baptism he performed over many years. See the report below. The question is— Is this much ado about not very much? Or does the saying of exactly right words make a Christian baptism a baptism? What counts as a valid Christian baptism? “A Catholic priest has resigned after a church investigation found he performed... Read more
Now this is what I’m talking about. Get up and dance!!! Read more
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