Letter 22 Themes: Spiritual dossiers; hedonism; pleasures of God; power of Christian influence; music and silence.
Letter 23 Themes: Value of intelligent Christian community; corrupted spirituality; “historical Jesus;” social justice.
Letter 24 Themes: Spiritual ignorance and pride; need for social validation; humility; arrogance; the inner ring.
“This is hilarious! Lynne, you’ve got to look at this,” I said to my bride as I watched the Reel on Facebook play out for the third time. Lynne doesn’t do Facebook (she’s smarter than I am), so she somewhat reluctantly came over to look. The video showed two dogs on opposite sides of a…
Letter 10 Themes: Spiritual significance of friendships and acquaintances; social, sexual, and intellectual vanity; pride; friendship and love of the world; avoiding being two-faced or duplicitous; hypocrisy. Letter 11 Themes: Understanding human laughter and the risk fo sinning through joking; danger of flippancy. Letter 12 Themes: Backsliding; dry times; loss of enthusiasm for spiritual things;…
This gospel, as titled, is attributed to Lucan authorship “the beloved physician” (Colossians 4:14) and companion of Paul (2 Timothy 4:11, Philemon 24). Its composition is typically placed in the later part of the first century, depending on the source and approach to placing Luke in its historical context though an actual date is not clear. Luke is widely accepted as the third of the four canonical Gospels. This Gospel, like the others,…
The following is an excerpt from the epilogue of the book, A Time to Kill, a Time to Heal by Roger Helle. The title reflects the words from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. * * * I was in the operating room. Internal bleeding had caused the doctor to rush me to surgery at the Ninety-fifth Evacuation Hospital…
From the book: “Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community” by Brett McCracken In our last chapter, Uncomfortable Worship, we discussed how our personal preferences and individualism impact our worship practices. This same attitude can also impact our theology. “. . . when one’s own personal narrative, experience of God, feelings, and desires…
This gospel, as titled, is attributed to Lucan authorship “the beloved physician” (Colossians 4:14) and companion of Paul (2 Timothy 4:11, Philemon 24). Its composition is typically placed in the later part of the first century, depending on the source and approach to placing Luke in its historical context though an actual date is not clear. Luke is widely accepted as the third of the four canonical Gospels. This Gospel, like the others,…