Perspectives on Paul: Date and Authorship of the Epistles

Byhenry November 3, 2016

I will review how date and authorship is determined (or not) and how that relates to the way we will answer the question of Paul’s gospel.

Christianity | Religion | Religious Education

Grow a Scriptural Faith – For Your Kids

Byhenry January 30, 2011

The joint blog through the book Almost Christian by John Meunier and his daughter continues with Parents Matter Most. I must recommend this series again, because both participants are making excellent points and being quite open about spirituality. You can follow the links in the various posts. A key takeaway line this time: Neither grows…

Biblical Inspiration | Christianity | Religion

Hearing the Word: Testing the Claim

Byhenry November 2, 2014

I’ve had a rather intense week and haven’t done any blogging, so as I use the extra hour I got as we switched to standard time, I’m going to talk about Sunday School. Last week we discussed considerations of hearing. I’m going to include an extract below, with the subheading “Testing the Claim” from that…

Christian Ministry | Christianity | Religion

Burned Out Pastors

Byhenry August 2, 2010

One of my observations in both churches of which I’ve been a member and churches I’ve visited, representing several denominations, is that the actual job of the pastor is so enormous and multi-faceted that no human being could actually perform it. That isn’t what was envisioned in the New Testament, but it has become pervasive….

Bible Books | Bible Commentary | Bible Passages | Bible Study

Note on the End of Numbers

Byhenry June 23, 2016

I’m about to move from the section on Numbers in the Cornerstone Biblical Commentary and from there go on to reading Deuteronomy. I’m reading this in parallel with a reading of the Hebrew text. I’ll first note that I find this commentary very helpful, and I believe it would be helpful to a person preparing…

Christianity | Politics

What Should he Swear On?

Byhenry January 3, 2007

It appears that Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to congress, is also quite an effective politician. He wants to be sworn into congress holding a copy of the Qur’an, to which a number of “traditional” Christians have objected (on which more in a moment), and has chosen to do so on a copy previously…

Christianity | Discipleship | Religion

From My Editing Work: Discipleship Is Costly and Liberating

Byhenry November 24, 2014

From Reframing a Relevant Faith, forthcoming by C. Drew Smith: When Jesus comes upon these fishermen they are doing what they normally do on any given day; they are fishing. Indeed, this was their life; this was their existence. Fishing was what was routine and comfortable for them. While their occupation as fishermen was hard…