Christian Carnival September 14, 2011 Posted
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Speaking of Biblical Interpretation
ByhenryJames McGrath posted a rather humorous piece this morning, titled The Fundamentalist Interprets Scripture (Sheep and Goats). I think he makes an important point here, but it is my belief that we all have our ways of avoiding what scripture says. The liberal finds things out of date. The conservative finds ways of categorizing texts,…
Do You Deserve a Light or a Heavy Beating?
ByhenryI’ve probably mentioned a few times that I studied under Dr. Alden Thompson at Walla Walla University (then WWC). Â He’s the one who taught me Hebrew, though actually I joined his class in the second year, and also introduced me to Aramaic. Â But more importantly, he introduced me to what I believe is a very…
God Doesn’t Forgive?
ByhenryOK, this is shocking. Peter Kirk reports that: I interrupt my normal programme to bring you this shocking quote. Yes, the news is going round that Richard Cunningham, director of UCCF, said God never forgives – he punishes. Apparently he said this during a talk at the recent Word Alive conference, the same one which…
The Package They Carry
ByhenryI found this image via the Vietnamese commerce web site Thuonggiaviet.com. I don’t read Vietnamese at all, but I occasionally read the site using Google Translator, a mildly challenging proposition. I tracked the image to the artist, John Strieder, on deviantart.com. I’m not posting it here, despite the fact that I found it on a…
Now Rick Warren is in REAL Trouble
ByhenryAccording to OneNewsNow, an organization only slightly less paranoid than WorldNetDaily, Rick Warren is praising President-Elect Obama for inviting Bishop Gene Robinson to pray at the inauguration as well. After supporting Proposition 8 in California and then accepting the President-Elect’s invitation, it’s possible that nobody will be happy with Rick Warren any more. They note…
Discovering What Young Adults Want
ByhenryI hear (and participate in) many discussions about what young adults want from the church, usually in the context of asking why the youth and young adults don’t attend church services or the events we put on for them. I’ve arrived at an age where waitresses at restaurants ask me if I want my senior…