Q. I am very glad that you make clear at various points that Galatians is not in the main about later Protestant issues with Catholicism, such as faith vs. works, or salvation by faith alone, and that there is nothing in Galatians that encourages antinomianism, an allergic reaction to obedience to God’s commands as necessary to living out the Christian faith. One of the major problems with reading Galatians is the legacy of Luther, and subsequent Lutheran divines, we’ve inherited... Read more
What follows here is a long running Q.A. with Tom about his new Galatians commentary. Buckle up as it will be an exciting ride. Q. Let’s talk for a minute about spiritual formation, a buzz word phrase if there ever was one. One of the things I have found so puzzling is the attempt to place spiritual formation in one category, and profound study of God’s word in another. Sometimes it even sounds like a sort of gnostic de-historicizing of... Read more
Though Tom Wright has written many fine monographs, a good biography of Paul, a whole series of William Barclay like small commentaries for the laity, what he had not done thus far is write major stand alone commentaries on NT books (he did write a helpful mid-level Romans commentary for the New Interpreter’s Bible series in 2002). But now he has written a very fine, clearly written mid-level commentary on Galatians, and the only problem is we wish he had... Read more
This is a very fine sermon on Jonah and Peter by our seminary chaplain, Rev. Jessica LaGrone. The sermon begins at 42.12 into the service. Read more
Now more than ever we need the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, a man born right here in Kentucky and married to a woman who lived in Lexington Ky…… Here’s a famous excerpt from his address at the second inauguration…. followed by the Gettysburg Address…. A speech given by AbrahamLincoln at his inauguration for a second term as president, a few weeks before the Union victory in the Civil War. It concludes with this appeal for reconciliation: “With... Read more
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