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Should we ALWAYS support Israel???

May 4, 2008 By Kurt Willems

Today i was sorting through my ‘junk email’ account… you know, the one that you give to credit card applications so that you get the free tshirt at the basketball game. Well, i recieved an email from Jerry Falwell’s son. He has been given the torch for the religious right since his dad has passed away. I am interested to hear your thoughts about an excerpt from the email… Our Role: Blessing Israel Earlier today (Friday), I had the privilege… Read more

Promo for Evil and the Justice of God

May 3, 2008 By Kurt Willems

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I have not yet had the opportunity to read through this book fully, but have a grasp on the content. I plan to have this on my reading list for the summer. Check out this video… Read more

Discerning "Powers" Language in the NT

May 2, 2008 By Kurt Willems

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For the last few weeks, i have been wrestling with the idea of powers in the NT. I am gonna post an excerpt of a paper I wrote. I would love to hear your thoughts. What story did you grow up with about the powers and their interaction in the world? Demons? Systemic evil? Myth? Here is a section….. Discerning “Powers” Language In verses 10-13, Paul reintroduces who the enemy of the Christian faith is, namely, the “powers.” There has… Read more

Some Thoughts On Fundamentalism

April 30, 2008 By Kurt Willems

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I have been studying a bit on the origins of fundamentalist Christian faith in America (many of the following insights come from: UNGODLY WOMEN: Gender and the First Wave of American Fundamentalism; Betty DeBerg). This is a movement that emerged in the 1880’s as a call back to Victorian family code values. Women are to organize the private sphere (home, church [which led to some feminizing in the church as women were the primary congregants], etc.) while men are to… Read more