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“Holy rusted metal, BArT ehrMAN!” (yes, I just typed that; many cheese-ness awards shall I win…) Respected (and prolific! given the rate he publishes blogs and books!) New Testament Scholar Ben Witherington III is doing an astoundingly in-depth review of Bart Ehrman’s ‘Jesus Interrupted’ (parts 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 and 5) and see Ehrman being humorously interrupted . . . → Read More: ben on bart Monday nights, 1, 8, 15, 22 September 2008 7:00 – 9:30pm, Laidlaw College – Auckland Campus, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, Waitakere Heaven and Earth: Where are we going? Does it matter? We are excited by the opportunity we have to introduce you to some of the new faces at College. This group includes Dr Martin Sutherland (Vice Principal Academic) and the Heads of School . . . → Read More: wineskins at laidlaw  Comments are closed  bible, christianity, theology, www  belief, christianity, creation, faith, god, gospel, heaven, hope, humanity, interpretation, jesus, Jewish, kingdom of god, life, Mark Strom, religion, stewardship, theology, truth, wisdom Will somebody please make a modern, well-produced movie about Dietrich Bonhoeffer!??? (existing works here, here and here…) I think Matt Damon should play the part… . . . → Read More: wanted: damon to play bonhoeffer 9 comments - (Comments are closed) christianity, ethics, theology belief, bonhoeffer, community, dignity, faith, fellowship, film, god, gospel, hope, humanity, jesus, justice, kingdom of god, life, love, morals, peace, philosophy, spirituality, suffering, theology, truth, war If only people in general –and Christians in particular– could grasp just a few key things that makes Jesus who He is… then I’m convinced not only that Christianity would have a People are scared about the growth of Christianity because they (often) think (and not without reason to) that this could eventually lead to a Christian state. All those voting Christians, voting in all those ‘religious’ laws, taking away our freedom, taking away our shopping on Sunday, etc. Many Christians are not at all hesitant to affirm that this is, in fact, precisely what they are working toward… Now, this post is not directly about how Christians should relate to politics, but it does relate. I am convinced that the Christian faith is to be lived out in the public world, and not simply in private. However, the question is: “What does this look like?” 9 comments - (Comments are closed) bible, christianity, theology belief, christianity, church, conflict, discernment, discipleship, faith, god, gospel, heaven, interpretation, Israel, jesus, Jewish, kingdom of god, politics, prayer, religion, spirituality, suffering, theology The Romans 1:1-17 targum wasn’t enough… …I had to post this one as well… Again, I advise reading these two simple verses in an easy-to-read translation before reading the targum… In case it’s not obvious, Walsh is anything but a typical ‘republican-style’ Christian… If this doesn’t stir your heart, check your pulse… Continue reading brian walsh: targum of Romans 12:1-2 27 comments - (Comments are closed) bible, christianity, politics, theology brian walsh, christianity, consumerism, creation, culture, discernment, ethics, faith, god, gospel, grace, humanity, interpretation, jesus, kingdom of god, life, peace, politics, spirituality, suffering, targum, theology Read Romans 1:1-17 (in a good, easy to read translation like NIV or CEV), and then check out Brian J. Walsh’s ‘targum’ (an interpretive ‘modernisation’ of a given passage) of it… (Copied from here) I just love this stuff… 3 comments - (Comments are closed) bible, christianity, poetry, theology brian walsh, christianity, consumerism, faith, gospel, humanity, imagination, interpretation, jesus, kingdom of god, politics, poverty, spirituality, targum, theology If you know anything about the word ‘gospel’, you probably know that it means ‘Good News.’ You may also know that it is the word (‘euangelion‘) that a Roman herald would use in making the announcement that there was a new Emperor in the Empire. I love the way that Tom Wright points out that . . . → Read More: the gospel announcement Comments are closed bible, christianity, politics, theology christianity, gospel, interpretation, jesus, life, N.T. Wright, politics |
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better reputation, but –even further– those who aren’t Christians might be far less against the growth of Christianity…
threshing floor