Preston Sprinkle has been involved in ministry to and with the LGBTQ+ community for a very long time indeed, so he is worth listening to in his critique of this recent book which involves the Hays changing their views about ‘full inclusion’ of the LGBTQ+ in the church, presumably including accepting their sexual behavior, ordaining them, and apparently allowing them to have Christian marriage ceremonies as well. Here is the you tube link to his critique— And here is the... Read more
Please see the pdf attached below. We will be taking just one bus load (42 or so), so I encourage you to sign up early for this extravaganza. Grace and peace, Ben W.BEN-W-ITALY-TURKEY-2025 Read more
Fred Craddock has always been one of my favorite southern preachers…. and here’s a good sermon with lots of heart, teaching us not to be ‘listless’. My only objection to this sermon is that he calls Junia, a woman, Junias, which while a male name, did not exist at all in Roman times. You don’t name a boy after the female deity Juno. Read more
Robert Alter is a tour de force. He is emeritus professor who taught Hebrew and cognate literature at U.C. Berkley, but he had also taught American and European novels. Below is a brief interview with him after his translation of the Psalms had emerged. For me personally this translation is the most beautiful rendering of the Psalms ever, and the closest one can get in English to the original poetic nature of the Psalms. He is perfectly happy to render... Read more
Oh no! What would Calvin and Hobbes say? Read more
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