Christian Carnival CLXX
. . . has been posted at Brain Cramps for God. It has a nice theme, lots of good information and many interesting posts.
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Breaking Christian News and Nereus=Noah
ByhenryIn my Breaking Christian News e-mail today the headline story was Depictions of Noah, the “Wet One”, Discovered in Ancient Greek Art. This sort of thing makes me crazy. The article will leave many Christians with the impression that somehow Greek archeology or [tag]Greek Mythology[/tag] has now produced some sort of proof for the stories…
Did Jesus Give the Great Commission?
ByhenryThomas Hudgins, writing on the Across the Atlantic blog he shares with Antonio Piñero, asks whether the gospel commission is original with Jesus, i.e., did Jesus say these words. I’ve been thinking of writing a post about historicity in general, though I’ve been focused on the Gospel of John, which I’m working through in a…
Widespread Vision!
ByhenryI wrote this from my wife’s devotional list today and thought I’d share it with the blog as well. Now the young man Samuel was serving the LORD under Eli’s supervision. The Word of the LORD was rare in those days, vision was not widespread. 1 Samuel 3:1 This passage of scripture is both wonderful…
Fulfilling Needs or Catering to Wants
ByhenryThe Internet Monk recommends a couple of books in a post titled Recommended: Wicker and Duin on The End of Evangelicalism, and I’m not going to gainsay his recommendation, considering I have read neither. But one comment he made caught my attention: Despite being an interesting read and passing along many good pieces of information…
Two Things that Lead Toward Christian Unity
ByhenryThere are two things I’ve noticed in my own life and in the lives of people I know that tend to lead toward less divisiveness and greater Christian unity. These are: 1) A focus on doing mission 2) A focus on the study of scripture What’s interesting is that people can differ on how to…
Perspectives on Paul: Date and Authorship of the Epistles
ByhenryI will review how date and authorship is determined (or not) and how that relates to the way we will answer the question of Paul’s gospel.