BBC The whale “vigorously chased a school of salmon with her pod-mates in Haro Strait” off Canada’s Vancouver Island, the Center for Whale Research said. “Her tour of grief is now over and her behaviour is remarkably frisky.” Killer whales have been known to carry dead calves for a week, but scientists believe this mother “sets a record”. Killer whale spotted pushing dead calf for two days The mother whale – known as J35 – has captivated the world’s attention... Read more

A big Amen! Indeed, God-talk that is uncontrolled by Christology has a horrific track record in church history, which is to say that God-talk, independent of Christ, frequently kills. Douglas Campbell Read more

Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; 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

A huge thanks to JS this week for some of these links. This week has been a week of grieving in our home as we grieve what has happened and is happening at Willow Creek. Pray for Willow. It’s not over by a long shot. Flat out one of the finest posts I’ve ever read and one of the best pieces of wisdom on leadership and churches I’ve read. Maybe the best. Kristin du Mez Debates over who is and... Read more

Everything You Need to Know About the New Perspective in 30 Minutes(Rebroadcast) – KR 101 Want to ask Scot a question for the next podcast? Record your question here >> www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/…r-your-questions/ Have you ever wondered how the new perspective came to be and the implications it has for the Church? In this episode, Dr. Scot McKnight tackles the big questions of what is the new perspective on Paul? Why was it necessary to have a “new” perspective? Who are the main scholars... Read more

By Mike Glenn The End is Coming One of the saddest pictures of the Bible is Moses standing on the top of the mountain looking out across the valley and realizing he’ll never cross the river and walk into the Promised Land. After all of the confrontations with Pharaoh, the years of wandering in the wilderness, all of the ups and downs of trying to lead the Israelites – now Moses had gotten them to the front door of the... Read more

I recently received a copy of a new book courtesy of the author and publisher, Faith Across the Multiverse by Andy Walsh. This book is not your typical science and faith book, but it should prove an interesting read as we work through several of the main concepts Walsh introduces. This opening chapter (numbered 0 rather than 1) is titled The Power of Babel Fish using a concept from Douglas Adams “Hitchhiker” books. Translation is inevitable and essential. Our thinking... Read more

From CBE By Jill Lin Does God prefer “debt-free virgins without tattoos”? A recent viral article claims that men do, and that women should avoid college, independence, career, and the world—lest they fall into debt and sexual failure and be unattractive to Christian men. Notably, tattoos, after the title, get precious little mention! And there’s our first clue that the author doesn’t support her claims well. The article says nothing further about tattoos and also says little about biblical values regarding... Read more

Beautiful post by Nancy Beach: As I woke up very early this morning, my mind and heart once again ruminated on all the chaos and carnage connected to the Willow Creek story. So much loss and pain and broken relationships as a consequence of sin. It would be quite natural and easy to go to a place of despair. To conclude that maybe this whole idea of church is a disaster and it would be best for smart people to... Read more