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Love Without Involvement

Byhenry August 20, 2009

I have, on occasion, been accused of being a “love preacher.” It’s not an accusation that frightens me, but it used to puzzle me. It doesn’t so much any more. There’s a difference between a casual “all you need is love” attitude and “love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34), especially considering…

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Hebrews: Authorship and 6:1-8

Byhenry March 3, 2015

Thomas Hudgins links to a post in which someone supports Luke as the author of Hebrews. The post to which he links indeed supports Luke, but I find a number of other things somewhat more interesting. The topic is Hebrews 6:1-8, one of the more controversial passages in scripture, and the title is An Enduring…

Sacrifice then and Now

Byhenry October 21, 2008

What meaning is evoked in people’s minds by the word “sacrifice?” One of the things I like to do when teaching is to simply write a word on the board that is commonly used in Biblical and/or Christian discourse and get people to give me various things that this word means to them. I try…

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Theodicy Interview with Bruce Epperly

Byhenry November 11, 2022

The second in my series of interviews on theodicy is now available. Dr. Bruce Epperly discussed this with me for around an hour. You can see the video below. (The first interview can be found here.) The purpose of this series is to showcase a variety of views on theodicy and even ways of expressing…

Bible Study | Biblical Criticism | Biblical Inerrancy | Christianity

Genre and Canonical Criticism

Byhenry April 2, 2006

Continuing my discussion of Biblical criticism and the tools that make up that method, let’s look at genre and canonical criticism together. I do that, because they look generally at the same point in the production of the text as we have it, but look in different ways at that point in time. We have…

Bible Study | Christianity | Creation and Evolution

Not Taking the Bible Literally

Byhenry September 7, 2005

A group of people are gathered study the Bible. Various opinions are exchanged. “I wouldn’t take that literally,” someone says finally. Often, that is the moment that people move on. Not taking it literally is very often the excuse not to bother to figure out what a Bible passage has to say at all. Now…

Christian Ministry | Christian Mission | Christianity | Religion

Love Without Involvement

Byhenry August 20, 2009

I have, on occasion, been accused of being a “love preacher.” It’s not an accusation that frightens me, but it used to puzzle me. It doesn’t so much any more. There’s a difference between a casual “all you need is love” attitude and “love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34), especially considering…

Bible Commentary | Bible Passages | Christianity | Religion

Hebrews: Authorship and 6:1-8

Byhenry March 3, 2015

Thomas Hudgins links to a post in which someone supports Luke as the author of Hebrews. The post to which he links indeed supports Luke, but I find a number of other things somewhat more interesting. The topic is Hebrews 6:1-8, one of the more controversial passages in scripture, and the title is An Enduring…

Sacrifice then and Now

Byhenry October 21, 2008

What meaning is evoked in people’s minds by the word “sacrifice?” One of the things I like to do when teaching is to simply write a word on the board that is commonly used in Biblical and/or Christian discourse and get people to give me various things that this word means to them. I try…

Christianity | Videos

Theodicy Interview with Bruce Epperly

Byhenry November 11, 2022

The second in my series of interviews on theodicy is now available. Dr. Bruce Epperly discussed this with me for around an hour. You can see the video below. (The first interview can be found here.) The purpose of this series is to showcase a variety of views on theodicy and even ways of expressing…

Bible Study | Biblical Criticism | Biblical Inerrancy | Christianity

Genre and Canonical Criticism

Byhenry April 2, 2006

Continuing my discussion of Biblical criticism and the tools that make up that method, let’s look at genre and canonical criticism together. I do that, because they look generally at the same point in the production of the text as we have it, but look in different ways at that point in time. We have…

Bible Study | Christianity | Creation and Evolution

Not Taking the Bible Literally

Byhenry September 7, 2005

A group of people are gathered study the Bible. Various opinions are exchanged. “I wouldn’t take that literally,” someone says finally. Often, that is the moment that people move on. Not taking it literally is very often the excuse not to bother to figure out what a Bible passage has to say at all. Now…

Christian Ministry | Christian Mission | Christianity | Religion

Love Without Involvement

Byhenry August 20, 2009

I have, on occasion, been accused of being a “love preacher.” It’s not an accusation that frightens me, but it used to puzzle me. It doesn’t so much any more. There’s a difference between a casual “all you need is love” attitude and “love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34), especially considering…

Bible Commentary | Bible Passages | Christianity | Religion

Hebrews: Authorship and 6:1-8

Byhenry March 3, 2015

Thomas Hudgins links to a post in which someone supports Luke as the author of Hebrews. The post to which he links indeed supports Luke, but I find a number of other things somewhat more interesting. The topic is Hebrews 6:1-8, one of the more controversial passages in scripture, and the title is An Enduring…