Is the American Church in Prison?

Byhenry December 29, 2011

Christians in many countries face imprisonment, but is it possible the American is imprisoned metaphorically by our way of thinking? Eric Carpenter thinks we are, and suggests some things to rethink.

Books | Christianity | Religion | Theodicy

Football: I suspect God was indifferent to the ultimate outcome
Byhenry January 26, 2015
Bruce Epperly, author of the recently released book Finding God in Suffering: A Journey with Job, questions the view that God determines the outcome of football games (or, I suspect, any other sport), rewarding the faithful and punishing the unfaithful. The title to this post includes his money quote from his post, Is God a…
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Bible Study | Biblical Criticism | Christianity

Criticism Example: The Parable of the Sower
Byhenry March 16, 2006
The following chart is designed to allow persons who are not skilled in Greek to work with the parallel accounts of the parable of the sower, Matthew 13:1-9, Mark 4:1-9, and Luke 8:4-8. Notes cover very basic cocepts of textual criticism, form criticism, source criticism, and redaction criticism. In future entries I will expand on…
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Christian Ministry | Christianity | Politics

Hidden Hate – Open Rebuke
Byhenry November 4, 2006
Yesterday I had planned to write a response to the Ted Haggard situation, but other issues got in the way, and then the story developed. I was going to talk some about the meaning of forgiveness combined with accountability and openness. I would have said that we didn’t know yet precisely what had happened, but…
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Author Related | Christian Ministry | Christianity | Women in Ministry

Answering a Question on Egalitarianism
Byhenry February 24, 2010
I already responded to one post by Michael Patton on this topic (Am I a Complementarian?), but he followed this up with a question. I have been so busy with the release of my latest book (co-authored with Geoffrey Lentz) that I have fallen well behind the progress of this topic, but I still want…
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Bible Study | Christianity | New Testament | Uncategorized

Cute Bunny Rabbits, Eggs, and Resurrection
Byhenry April 15, 2006
Is there a resurrection in your future? In your near future? Often concerned Christians complain about the pagan background of Easter, and such practices as Easter eggs, bunny rabbits, and all the signs of spring. Pagan religions in many countries have celebrated spring and the new life that it represents. Fall and spring festivals celebrate…
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Christianity | Historical Jesus | Religion

Link: Did Jesus Perform Miracles?
Byhenry January 14, 2015
I’d like to call attention to a discussion on the blog Across the Atlantic regarding whether Jesus actually performed miracles. This blog features point/counterpoint between Antonio Piñero and Thomas Hudgins. We have thus far Part 1a, Part 1b, and Part 2a. I’ll leave it to you to follow if you wish.
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