Mike Glenn You never forget the first time you see a dead person. The unfocused eyes, the bloodless skin and the slumping frame make it obvious to the even the most inexperienced observer. This is person is dead. No, I’m not a doctor and yes, I know about all of the research on brain waves and heart beats and the difficulty the medical profession has in defining death. By large, though, we’ve done pretty well over the years in figuring... Read more
In the final chapter of his book Early Christian Readings of Genesis One: Patristic Exegesis and Literal Interpretation Craig Allert returns to Basil and his discourses on the days of creation. He explains the title of the chapter (ON BEING like MOSES): The title of this final chapter may seem odd in light of the main topic of this book. Perhaps that is a signal of how far removed we are from ancient readings of the Bible that emphasize the... Read more
Some have recently made the argument that recent Marvel movies are degrading Christian teaching on complementarianism by exalting the heroic powers of women. Here’s a good solid response to that contention. By Nijay K. Gupta Associate Professor of New Testament, Portland Seminary At 10am on Friday, my wife and I sat down in plush, reclining movie theater chairs, armed with popcorn and Kombucha, to watch the 182-minute event known as Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame. No spoilers ahead (I promise!), but we... Read more
From CBE By Tami Zacharias On April 25, 2019 Women in Leadership I grew up in a small, middle-class, mostly mono-cultural community of white Mennonites. In school, I almost always found it easy to achieve success. I generally had access to good schools and attentive teachers, and my parents spent quite a bit of time educating me informally at home. I set high standards for myself and had high expectations of others. I truly believed that others could do better if... Read more
Daniel Harrell wraps up his book, Nature’s Witness: How Evolution Can Inspire Faith, with a reflection and a perspective that I don’t think we consider seriously enough. Christians have always believed all truth to be God’s truth, implying that science and faith, despite differences when it comes to explaining why, nevertheless should agree in regard to what. … Science matters whether we care about it or not. And because science matters, it warrants theological reflection. (p. 137) Because science matters,... Read more
Julie Close I live in Flushing, Michigan I’m the Director of Finance & Marketing (for a small consumer research/marketing company.) I haven’t written a book. Yet. I haven’t recorded an album. Yet. 😉 My journey to seminary began years ago, but happened in a moment. I’m a learner. I’ve wanted to go to seminary for a long time, but it just didn’t seem possible. I have a job here in Michigan. I’m married to a pastor. We’ve been in ministry... Read more
Description: Paul and Palestinian Judaism (Part 5 – Paul) – KR 127 How did Paul interact with Judaism? Does our definition of gospel fit within how Paul understood the gospel? Scot dissects these answers these questions and more from the last section of E.P. Sanders’ book. Most of Sanders’ book breaks down the false assumptions of Judaism that have tainted understanding Paul in his context. This section takes all the insightful information about 1st Century Judaism and draws helpful insights... Read more
This apology began with Kyle Henderson’s disquiet over how Willow and the WCA/GLS had responded to the women. It grew in conversation, especially with the women who had been sexually abused and harassed at Willow, and now has become a public — sign it — apology. It is the right thing to do. Sign the Apology here The Apology We recognize that the conversations we had and the information we shared perpetuated a false narrative about the women who bravely... Read more
The more a man dies to himself, the more he begins to live unto God — Thomas a Kempis By: Steve Cuss, author of Managing Leadership Anxiety I think one of the reasons we struggle to grow deeper with God is because we are unaware of anxiety’s grip. Anxiety competes for the space in which God resides – it blocks our awareness of God and shrinks our capacity to be fully present with each other. Anxiety comes in all manner of... Read more
Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. BCP Read more
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