THE CREED: Anabaptist Reflections on the Apostles’ Creed (part 2) I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead (or hell). On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of... Read more
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photo © 2010 US Army Africa | more info Remember… …that life is a gift. To call it a gift is to imply that we did not earn it. Life is grace. Peace preserves life. So on this Memorial Day weekend we remember that God’s intention for this world is shalom. This would be a world where human beings find themselves in right relationship with God, with each other, with the earth, and to one’s own self. Life is indeed... Read more
This is the conclusion of the “Evolving Evangelicalism” series. You may remember a video where I invited people to contribute their stories to help make my case. I plan to make this available as an ebook in the near future. For now, you can read the rest of the series here. ————————————————————————————— Evolving Evangelicalism: Inviting Church Leaders to Refine their Approach to Scripture and Origins (part 13) 3. Quit Reinforcing the False Dichotomy in Curriculums and Sermons In two of... Read more
The following series is based on my senior paper for Seminary. You may remember a video where I invited people to contribute their stories to help make my case. For the next couple weeks, I’ve decided to share my findings with you all. There will be a “thesis/problem” section, a “biblical theology” section, and an “application” section. I hope you will read along and share this with others! You can read the rest of the series here. ————————————————————————————— Evolving Evangelicalism:... Read more
“Build a great, big, large fence — 150- or 100-mile long — put all the lesbians in there . . . do the same thing for the queers and the homosexuals, and have that fence electrified so they can’t get out” This is sin! Church, lets name this as evil and lets recognize that hatred justified by the bible is NEVER biblical. Heartbreaking. HT: Atlantic Wire, article by Alexander Abad-Santos Pastor Charles L. Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church —... Read more
* A guest post by Kristyn Komarnicki, editor of Prism Magazine from Evangelicals for Social Action. I listened with horror but also with great interest to the voluminous responses to revelations about sexual abuse of boys on Penn State’s campus a few months back. Most encouraging is the widespread outrage. I even heard an NPR commentator say, “Mores change, but wrong is still wrong! … [This abuse] is clearly wrong!” It’s unusual to hear that level of moral clarity these... Read more
The following series is based on my senior paper for Seminary. You may remember a video where I invited people to contribute their stories to help make my case. For the next couple weeks, I’ve decided to share my findings with you all. There will be a “thesis/problem” section, a “biblical theology” section, and an “application” section. I hope you will read along and share this with others! You can read the rest of the series here. ————————————————————————————— Evolving Evangelicalism:... Read more
I thought this was a profound spoken word about slavery, genocide, and hope. Check out Micah Bournes. Read more
The following series is based on my senior paper for Seminary. You may remember a video where I invited people to contribute their stories to help make my case. For the next couple weeks, I’ve decided to share my findings with you all. There will be a “thesis/problem” section, a “biblical theology” section, and an “application” section. I hope you will read along and share this with others! You can read the rest of the series here. ————————————————————————————— Option 3:... Read more
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