David Hazony: But try as I might, I just can’t believe that the Five Books of Moses were written by J, E, P and D – the four main authors whose oral traditions, biblical scholars say, were cobbled together to make the Torah. (The letters stand for the Jahwist, the Elohist, the Priestly source and the Deuteronomist. Those, we may assume, were not their real names.)… Why don’t I buy it? It’s not just because of how stark, uninspiring and... Read more
This graphic, from CT’s piece, measures the economic contribution of a church to a community. Read more
I will begin this series on Rob Bell’s book, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived, with a prayer. I am asking that you pause quietly and slow down enough to pray this prayer as the way to approach this entire series: O Lord, you have taught us that without love whatever we do is worth nothing: Send your Holy Spirit and pour into my heart your greatest gift, which is... Read more
Each local church, whether radically independent or associated with a larger denomination, institutionalizes a conversion orientation. A church does this by the way it presents the gospel, by the way it teaches Sunday School, by the way it preaches from the pulpit, by the way it shapes the programs and platforms. Some kind of conversion theory is at work in every church. One can, then, look at conversion as location — as something happens in connection with a specific place... Read more
You won’t want to miss the Catalyst Conference in Dallas, happening May 11-13, 2011, where 3,000 young leaders will converge, including high-octane speakers, powerful worship, innovative programming, and an experience unlike any other. Hear from leadership authorities including Andy Stanley, Matt Chandler, David Platt, Christine Caine, Donald Miller and Craig Groeschel , along with several innovative thinkers and practitioners like hip hop legend Rev Run, best-selling author Scott Belsky, International Justice Mission founder Gary Haugen, long-time activist Dr. John Perkins, ESPY winner Scotty Smiley, and charity:... Read more
Jodi Magness, about her forthcoming book on daily life at the time of Jesus called Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit: Jewish Daily Life in the Time of Jesus : Many of the disagreements among Jews [which divided them into sects at the time of Jesus] focused on the correct interpretation and observance of biblical purity laws. Like other ancient religions in the Mediterranean and Near East, Judaism required everyone entering the deity’s presence to be in a state of ritual... Read more
This is the last post on the recent book by Karl Giberson and Francis Collins, The Language of Science and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine Questions. This book has its origins in the avalanche of questions unleashed on Collins following the publication of his earlier book The Language of God. But this new book is not an encyclopedia of frequently asked questions – it is a readable book walking through many of the frequently asked questions and the important issues... Read more
Miroslav Volf, Professor at Yale, on the dedication page of his new book — Allah: A Christian Response, says this: To my father, a Pentecostal minister who admired Muslims, and taught me as a boy that they worship the same God as we do. Volf’s quest is to build a theological basis for peaceful co-existence and peaceful cooperation among Muslims and Christians, and his quest is to contend that the God of the Christians and the God of the Muslims... Read more
Carolyn Arends, at CT, tells the story of a missionary who told this story of a snake and how it serves us an image of the defeat of the devil. There are many today who think satan and demons are the beliefs of pre-moderns, and yet there are others who find devils behind every door … but the gospel message is one of the defeat of the powers of evil and satan, so her words can be a good reflection... Read more
A theologian friend sent this to me. It is by Gordon Coulter, and is an exploration of biblical ideas on atonement through an experience with cancer. By Gordon L. Coulter, Ed.D., with James S. Miser, M.D. “What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus: What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. O! Precious is the flow that makes me white as snow; No other fount I know, nothing but the blood... Read more
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