Is the American Church in Prison?
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.
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ByhenryI received two requests for help today. One was from a pastor overseas. He didn’t ask for money. He asked for prayer. I happen to know he needs money. But his most earnest desire is that Jody and I pray for him. I also got another request in the mail. It comes from an organization…
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What Have They Done with Jesus – Roundup
ByhenryI have delayed the final post in my notes on Ben Witherington’s book What Have They Done with Jesus? for quite some time. In the meantime I have read Backham’s book Jesus and the Eyewitnesses [my review]. Bauckham provides a much more coherent account of the principles that it appears Witherington is using, partially because…
Even Better Update on Driscoll Video
ByhenryCheck this post on In Defense of the Faith for further information. One can’t be absolutely certain with blog comments, but this is beginning to make sense to me, I think. 🙂 In textual criticism, we consider a reading that could give rise to all the others as more probable. This report–that the videos were…
When Theology Overrides Story
ByhenryJody and I were reading the Lectionary passages for next Sunday this afternoon, and I was reminded about how our theology can keep us from reading Bible stories. I think it’s also easy to let our theology trump the theology of a Bible writer, but stories don’t have a one-to-one relationship to theology in the…
Christian Carnival #257 Posted
Byhenry. . . at Ancient Hebrew Poetry. It’s short–I wonder if there’s some sort of holiday around this time of year!–but still has some interesting posts. Hopefully more people will submit their best work for the next one. It’s painless, and it gets you links!
On Inerrancy Again
ByhenryMy previous post refers to Preserving Democracy, written by my friend Elgin Hushbeck, Jr., but doesn’t actually mention that we have been friends for some time. I say this because I’m about to take his name in vain (sort of). We’ve been friends since the mid-90s when we met on the Religion Forum on Compuserve….