Christian Carnival CCLXI Posted

Byhenry January 28, 2009

… at The Ignorant Historian. There’s some good stuff in there. I also remind folks of the new archive I’m maintaining here.

Academic Freedom | Christianity | Education

On Academic Freedom and Denominational Colleges
Byhenry March 18, 2010
No, I’m not talking about my former denomination, the Seventh-Day Adventists. In this case, it’s Erskine College and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Let me make clear that I believe a denomination has the right to do what it wants to do with its institutions, always assuming that they uphold existing contracts. For example, if…
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Christianity | Discipleship | Religion

How to Die – How to Live
Byhenry November 6, 2013
I learned from my wife, a 12 year veteran as a hospice nurse, that it’s important to think and talk about end of life care and dying. We tend to avoid it, especially when we’re younger. First, it’s because death seems so far away. Surely we have 50, 60, or 70 years, at least, to…
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Author Related | Bible Books | Bible Commentary | Bible Passages | Christianity

Jubilee and Care for the Poor
Byhenry January 14, 2010
I was struck by a comment made by David W. Baker in his commentary on Leviticus (Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy [Cornerstone Biblical Commentary]), p. 194-195: … Protection of life and dignity through a shared distribution of wealth was also known and practiced in the early church at Jerusalem (Acts 2:44-45), though not in relation to any…
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Christian Ministry | Christianity | Religion

They’re Bad so We’re Good
Byhenry May 12, 2016
Recent political discourse reminds me of the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector: 9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee,…
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Christianity | Creation and Evolution | Intelligent Design | Politics | Science Education

AAAS on Hana and Francisco Ayala
Byhenry April 1, 2006
The AAAS web site has a wonderful profile of Hana and Francisco Ayala, along with an interview with both on video. Dr. Francisco Ayala states that ID is not science, but it is also very bad theology. He calls evolution the unifying principle of biology, and calls intelligent design “blasphemy.” This is worthwhile listening for…
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Christianity | Discipleship | Religious Education

The Importance of Studying Together
Byhenry October 5, 2025
Church and Sunday School are two different activities. Both can be valuable in one’s Christian life, but they do not substitute for one another. Sunday School has generally been in decline over the last few years, but I think there’s something even more important. Sunday School has too often been a light review of scriptures,…
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