Weekly Meanderings

Last updated on: October 11, 2008 at 12:10 am By Scot McKnight

“What happened to the Cubs?,” I ask Lou Piniella. His answer? |inline

Weekly Meanderings

Last updated on: October 4, 2008 at 12:10 am By Scot McKnight

Waking up to Chicago ….
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Why I am not a Catholic or Eastern Orthodox

Last updated on: October 1, 2008 at 12:30 am By Scot McKnight

Mr. McKnight, I would like to echo a question that someone asked above, and I don’t think you replied to it (unless I missed the answer, in which case I apologize.) The question is: why are you still an evangelical, and not Catholic or Orthodox? |inline

Gifted to Lead 2

Last updated on: September 10, 2008 at 12:20 am By Scot McKnight

This series is by Alice. In Nancy Beach’s chapter entitled, “Welcome to the Boysâ Club” (from Gifted to Lead) women leaders are encouraged to develop character first: humility, self-confidence, humor, integrity. She then explains “the freight of being iconic” – the reality that many who find themselves in the minority experience the weight of representing their entire race or gender well. As I was reading this section, I was listening to the media talk about Barak Obama â about to make the climactic speech of the Democratic Convention as the first African-American presidential candidate â and on the 45th anniversary of MLKâs “I have a dream speech!” Talk about the freight of being iconic!!! Giving a “good enough” speech would have been a disaster. His only option was to knock one out of the park. One of the most important questions being asked about women in ministry … at the bottom of this post. |inline

Gifted to Lead 1

Last updated on: September 8, 2008 at 12:20 am By Scot McKnight

This series is by Alice Shirey, one of our regular commenters. She will lead a conversation about Nancy Beach’s new book, Gifted to Lead. |inline

Elders: Only Male?

Last updated on: September 5, 2008 at 12:30 am By Scot McKnight

Let me try to summarize an argument I’m hearing today. It goes like this: Since Paul’s statements about elders/bishops/overseers/deacons are clearly addressed to males, those “offices” or “roles” or “leadership positions” are designed by God to be for males only. Sometimes folks bring in what might be called a pattern of male leadership in the people of God to support this argument; others bring in the eternal subordination of the Son to the Father. I’m going to ignore these buttressing arguments because I believe the first one is a sweeping statement with plenty of exceptions and the second one bordering on Arianism. So, let me look briefly today at the basic argument (and keep within our budget of words). I will address the issue of women in ministry more completely in Blue Parakeet. |inline

Weekly Meanderings

Last updated on: August 16, 2008 at 12:10 am By Scot McKnight

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Weekly Meanderings

Last updated on: August 16, 2008 at 12:10 am By Scot McKnight

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The Gospel of Ruth

Last updated on: June 30, 2008 at 12:20 am By Scot McKnight

Kris read Carolyn Custis James’ new book, The Gospel of Ruth , recently, gave it to our daughter, Laura, and both loved it. It is an imaginative Bible study of the book of Ruth and it can serve well for personal devotional time as well as for Bible studies. |inline

Friday is for Friends

Last updated on: May 23, 2008 at 12:30 am By Scot McKnight

If there was one book I wish I could have given to every pastor I met in South Africa [and I’ve sent one to Attie], Klyne Snodgrass’ new book, Stories with Intent, is the one. Why? Because we need more preaching on the parables, and because this book delivers the goods on the parables — nothing fancy, nothing adventurous, nothing controversial — just solid, commonsensical study of the parables of Jesus in his world. And, yes, if I were a pastor this book might in itself generate a series of sermons on the parables. |inline

How many books in the Bible are classified as poetry?