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Christianity | Historical Jesus | Religion

Coloring Outside the Lines

Byhenry September 28, 2010

I’m borrowing my title from Dave Black’s latest essay, because I’m talking about the same subject and I’m about to publish the second edition of his book, Why Four Gospels?. (I suggest reading Dave’s essay first. It’s short!) I just spent a weekend with Dave as he spoke at First United Methodist Church here in…

Christianity | Theodicy

Of Necessity and Suffering

Byhenry September 10, 2007

I’ve appreciated much of what John Piper has said about the prosperity gospel. Prosperity theology strikes me as not just false (Biblically and experientially), but particularly dangerous because it either drives one from faith and its actual benefits, or creates a very shallow Christian at best, ready to be driven away at the first difficulty….

Christianity | Prayer | Religion

Pathways to Prayer Interview

Byhenry September 16, 2015

Considering my recent posts, I wanted to call attention to my interview last night with Dr. David Moffett-Moore, pastor and author of five Energion titles: Life as Pilgrimage, The Spirit’s Fruit: A Participatory Study Guide, Creation in Contemporary Experience, Wind and Whirlwind, and of course Pathways to Prayer (in the Topical Line Drives series). I…

Christianity | Politics

Christian Ministries and Politics

Byhenry July 7, 2006

CNN.com has published a commentary by Bishop T. D. Jakes titled Commentary: No political party can contain us. My wife called my attention to it as a blog topic. Bishop Jakes is explicitly addressing his comments to the African-American community. To what extent should black churches use the pulpit for politics? How much should they…

Asides | Christianity | Politics | Religion

Another Cautionary Note on the Manhattan Declaration

Byhenry December 7, 2009

This time it’s from my former community, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, though from the Spectrum Magazine blog, which doesn’t follow the church HQ drummer. It’s The Manhattan Declaration: Approach with Caution, and it’s worth a read.

Skepticism and Scholarship

Byhenry August 19, 2006

Ben Witherington comments on an attitude of skepticism on his blog in an entry titled Justification by Doubt. Dr. Witherington makes a number of good points, but I think the topic at a minimum needs more comment. I’d like to suggest you read his entire post before you read mine. I’m going to quote his…

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