Inspiration: Hard Questions, Honest Answers Is Now Available on iTunes
Inspiration: Hard Questions, Honest Answers is now available on iTunes.
Inspiration: Hard Questions, Honest Answers is now available on iTunes.
Beginning today, Dr. Van Parunak, a highly educated person, contributes three posts that point out why an advanced degree in biblical studies is not necessary to know the things God reveals to us. He offers a point of view for interpretation called intertextuality that depends on the Bible informing the Bible. See if you agree…
Today’s Energion Discussion Network post raises this question–and answers it with a decided No! Nancy Petrey wonders how a religion based in Judaism, with a Jewish savior, could be saddled with such a charge. Read all about it here: http://energion.co/discuss
Quite a list with national days today. It’s the anniversary of victory in the 1979 revolution in Iran, commemoration of the coronation of the first emperor in Japan, and of the Lateran Treaty establishing Vatican City. Iran Japan Vatican City
MONDAY: In this political season, we are reminded of how different Christian values are from those of too many politicians. So different, in fact, that this often drives good people out of politics—like Allan Bevere. TUESDAY: “What’s happened to Easter?” Good question. In comparison to Christmas, Easter is hardly noticed. Bill Tuck wants to change…
PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN ALERT: Rev. Steve Kindle, former editor of our Energion Discussion Network, begins a new ministry today (August 29, 2016). It’s called Pastor2Pew (www.pastor2pew.org) and is specifically designed to assist progressive pastors in sermon preparation. Steve is interviewing prominent progressive pastors and theologians on how they are preparing their sermons on upcoming lectionary texts….
We hope each and every one of you have a grace filled Good Friday. Some ask just what’s good about Good Friday. If we can remember that God gave, that God opened the way for us to come boldly to him, and that we cannot and need not bring anything with us to him, then…