Energion author David Alan Black appeared recently as a guest on the Bible and Theology Matters Podcast and discussed the synoptic problem. The “synoptic problem” involves outlining the literary relationships between the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. This is nearly an hour of discussion, but it is tightly packed. If you are interested in…
As Amos contends, God hears the cries of the poor, and God’s voice speaking through their pain challenges all of us, but most especially those wielding power and enjoying prosperity, to listen to God’s messages spoken through the voices of the voiceless, homeless, evicted, malnourished, desperate, and hopeless, whether in Appalachian coal country, inner-city Chicago,…
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
Energion co-owner Jody Neufeld asks the question “What am I doing to make a difference?” The questions, in my title & in Marlatt’s 1926 verse, have been a part of my prayers & contemplation for the last month or more. I was very worried and stressed about the condition of our government leaders. I watched the 2024 Summer Olympics…
The following is cross-posted from my Energion Publications partner and wife Jody Neufeld’s blog. People who don’t know us imagine that Energion is my company and Jody is a sort of admin. In fact, there would be no Energion without her. She is the nuts and bolts planner, but also the person who keeps the…
No doctrinal position is able to tell us how to use scripture so as to guarantee that God will be present to illumine and to correct us. This overlooks the essential importance of (1) the presence of the Holy Spirit. It also overlooks the fact that (2) the interpreter moves from the text of the…
Jody Neufeld writes short devotionals and has also used her experience as a Hospice nurse and educator to help people understand grief.
Time with the Lord, every day, is vital to me. Prayer, reading His words, worshiping Him in song or just quiet before Him. It is the living water and fresh bread that keeps me well and strong. That keeps ‘hope’ a strong and sure anchor. Jody Neufeld, Daily Devotions of Ordinary People – Extraordinary God,…
A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good. Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil. Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness. Better a patient person than a warrior, one…
Energion Publications announces the planned March 11, 2022 release of a reprint edition of The Byzantine Text-Type & New Testament Textual Criticism by Dr. Harry Sturz. The book will be released in a replica edition with an added introduction by Dr. David Alan Black. Watch here for more news on the release of this title….
