An Interview with NT Wright – Ecclesia and Ethics

On behalf of the Conference Ecclesia and Ethics, out of the University of St Andrews, conference organizers John Dunne (thetwocities.com) John Frederick (truthstatic.com) sit down live in St. Andrews, Scotland with Professor N.T. Wright who is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews. Join us on May 18th and [...]

A Young Woman is Leaving Westboro Baptist Church Behind

EXCERPT from Jeff Chu- For nearly all of her twenty-seven years, Megan believed it: believed what her grandfather Fred Phelps preached from the pulpit; believed what her dad Brent and her mom Shirley taught during the family’s daily Bible studies; believed (mostly) what it said on those signs that have made Westboro disproportionately influential in [...]

Polycarp of Smyrna & the Way of Jesus

FROM COMMON PRAYER: LITURGY FOR ORDINARY RADICALS: Today is the day when the church remembers Polycarp of Smyrna (70 – 155). Polycarp was arrested by Roman officials after having served as Bishop of Smyrna for many decades. When the Roman proconsul ordered him to declare that “Caesar is Lord” and to curse Christ, the elderly Polycarp refused, [...]

I Believe in the “Here and Now” But Live Like I Trust in Escapism

I’ve noticed a trend in my life.  When it comes to my worldview, the way I see reality, the way I see the Scriptures… I believe in a faith that focuses on God’s in-breaking future reality in the present. I believe in a Kingdom that each day can be realized “on earth as in heaven.”  [...]