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Buried Talents: References to God as Female
Of course, one of the most male-centric aspects of the scriptures is the fact that God often refers to himself as a male — as “father” in particular. But there are also a number of Old Testament passages where God … Continue reading
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Are We Sacramentalists? The Lord’s Supper and the Assembly
Back a few weeks ago, I started an exploration of the Eastern Orthodox understanding of “sacrament.” Their approach is quite different from the Catholic/Protestant approach. Let’s just, for fun, you know, see if we can find evidence of a sacramental … Continue reading
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Amazing Grace: Bringing It All Back Home*
Here’s an outline for the next two lessons or so. I. Review the breadth of grace (Gal 5:6b) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. A. What is “faith”? As always in the New Testament, faith … Continue reading
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Fixing Our Universities: Distance Learning, Two-Year Degrees, and Vision
There’s more good news. Harding’s Master of Ministry is now available for online learning. The course is fully accredited. Students may accelerate the classwork by attending some classes at Harding, but online work is sufficient. Details are at this site. … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: Old Testament Women (Kings, Huldah, and the Good Wife)
The Kings Many have suggested that the fact that Israel’s kings were all men indicates that women are to be subordinate to men forever. But this argument fails. First, Israel has kings at a time when the curse of Genesis … Continue reading
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Are We Sacramentalists? The Orthodox View, the Spirit, the Word, and Prayer
We’ve seen that the Orthodox Church has a very different view of the sacraments from the Western churches. The West sees the sacraments as two or seven distinct ways by which God’s grace is brought to believers by human action. … Continue reading
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Fixing Our Universities: The Birmingham-Southern Experience
One of the nation’s foremost liberal arts colleges is Birmingham-Southern College, affiliated with the Methodist Church. It’s a small school located in west Birmingham, with very high academic standards. A few years ago, it decided to give up NCAA Division … Continue reading
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Letter to a Gay Man in the Churches of Christ, Part 9
I came across these intriguing posts about homosexuality from Patrick Mead. Patrick is pulpit minister at the Rochester Hills Church of Christ in Rochester, Michigan, and one of my favorite preachers. (You would do well to listen to some of … Continue reading
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Fixing Our Universities: The Story of Smurf
I guess I need to explain myself. Here I am railing against our universities’ peculiar priorities, and I’ve not yet told you the story of Smurf. You see, a young man who grew up in my home (a friend of … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: Women in the Old Testament (Deborah)
The Law of Moses ushered in the Period of the Judges, during which God ruled Israel through individual judges. Notable among the judges is Deborah. (Judg. 4:4-5) Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time. … Continue reading
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