We’ve been working through Denis O. Lamoureux’s book Evolutionary Creation: A Christian Approach to Evolution – a book that describes a way to move beyond the creation and evolutions debates. Chapter 5 of this book looks at The Bible and Science: Beyond Conflict and Concordism. Earlier this month we discussed the presence of ancient science within the text of scripture (EC 5 and EC 6). There is little doubt but that the text of scripture carries, incidental to the main theological... Read more
“The glory of God is a human fully alive,” so said Irenaeus, and this line is both quoted and a theme for Trevor Hudson’s new book, Discovering Our Spiritual Identity: Practices for God’s Beloved. The book is made up of 16 Signposts, or points along the way of a journey that will help us find our way toward becoming fully alive. Trevor Hudson’s book would be a great book for a Group Study. I would urge pastors and group leaders... Read more
A good reminder for those who harp away on economic disparities. Read more
Finances : Tentmaking 4 According to a 2008 compensation survey from LifeWay, the average pastor of a small church with between 50 and 74 members makes $39,459. For a bivocational pastor of the same size church, the average salary is $10,181. I had a recent conversation with a magazine editor who said that bivocational ministry is good because it allows the church to give more. This was reflected in many of the posts Monday when we asked why bi-vocational ministry... Read more
“The glory of God is a human fully alive,” so said Irenaeus, and this line is both quoted and a theme for Trevor Hudson’s new book, Discovering Our Spiritual Identity: Practices for God’s Beloved. The book is made up of 16 Signposts, or points along the way of a journey that will help us find our way toward becoming fully alive. Trevor Hudson’s book would be a great book for a Group Study. Signpost #1: Our picture of God. Each... Read more
Access to Jewish sources is one problem, and the other problem is awareness of scholarship. A recent Oxford Handbook edited by Catherine Hezser does something I’ve not seen reference tools do: it is a brilliant sketch of the state of scholarship on all things Jewish when it comes to daily life. The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Daily Life in Roman Palestine (Oxford Handbooks) 34 chapters. Full bibliographies. Good discussions. The first place to stop on the major topics about Jewish... Read more
Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Read more
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name... Read more
In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he... Read more
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