by Anne Kennedy | Jan 16, 2020 | Biblical Illiteracy, Corrupt Media, The Gospel
I never know if people love me or hate me when they send me interesting blog fodder in the early hours before the dawn. I’m going to go with love, but sometimes I wonder. This piece a few minutes ago would have been pretty shocking, but now, of course, is run of the...
by Anne Kennedy | Jan 9, 2020 | Garden-Variety Malaise, The Gospel
Meghan and Harry are trying to extricate themselves from their senior royal position. Twitter is reporting that it’s “complicated.” The palace is saying that the Sussexes made their announcement a touch too soon. I’ve seen here and there, embedded in various articles,...
by Tim Fountain | Jan 5, 2020 | Apostasy, Biblical Illiteracy, Church Growth, Jesus, The Gospel
[Image from Astronomy in Color] Anybody remember the incels? Nah, not a crappy new wave band. They are/were/maybe never were the involuntary celibates. The term got going after some murderer (I won’t do the linking as these types should be consigned to...
by David Ould | Jan 1, 2020 | Bible Study, Jesus, The Gospel
We continue our exploration of Matthew’s use of the Old Testament in his infancy narrative as we turn to the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt. In our previous piece we saw the Magi arrive to find the new-born King of the Jews. They are met by Herod...
by Tim Fountain | Dec 29, 2019 | Bible Study, Biblical Illiteracy, Jesus, Religious Freedom, The Gospel, Theological Liberalism, U.S. Politics, Woke Church
Photo of Hong Kong protests by Ng Han Guan, Associated Press Mary, Joseph and the baby in their care traverse borders and overlapping political realities in the Biblical narratives of Jesus’ birth. An attentive and honest reading of these main historical sources...
by David Ould | Dec 27, 2019 | Bible Study, The Gospel
It’s already December 27th and 2019 rushes towards a close. Maybe you’re also one of the many who attended church at Christmas and heard the Scriptures read, perhaps even from Matthew’s Gospel. They’re familiar words and we can often pass over...