It Would Be Easier to Be a Gnostic
Thinking about death, and what we believe about life
Proper 22 • Genesis 2:18–25 • October 7, 2012
By Michael J. Redeker There are many things that are basic in life. The basics are needed for a person to build on. Learning the ABCs is basic for education. Learning to boil water is a basic for culinary skills. And the great coach of the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi, brought his team back ..
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The Sem Chapel Mix
The “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife”: Now What?
Putting together the pieces of a puzzle
What if Jesus had a wife?
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An Ancient Manuscript and Jesus’ Wife?
Just read the article yourself!
Proper 21• Numbers 11:4–6, 10–16, 24–29 • September 30, 2012
By David Schmitt This narrative selection from Israel’s wilderness wanderings captures a gracious transformation. The story begins in poverty, but ends in abundance. It begins in memory, but ends in hope. It begins in physical need, but ends in spiritual gifts. This gracious transformation occurs when God speaks and Israel hears his words for them ..
A People Called to Love: Christian Charity in North American Society
A Bible study to enable Christians to reflect on and live out their daily vocations for the good of the public square and for the life of the world. Free, downloadable videos, Bible studies, and leader essays all available here
The Death of the Messiah
By Thomas Manteufel News has been received that Sun Myung Moon (1920-2012) died on September 3. He was the founder of the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (often called Moonies). He built a global business empire which included many financial enterprises and social and political instruments such as the Washington Times. ..
Proper 20 • Jeremiah 11:18–20 • September 23, 2012
By Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. You Can Kill the Prophet, but You Can’t Kill the Message The text gives a gloomy picture of what happens to God’s prophets. Through Jeremiah, Yahweh has convicted Judah for breaking the covenant he made with their forefathers by turning to false idols and disobeying his word. The response? Men ..
John Nunes on preaching in the midst of suffering
Another tune-up for the 2012 Theological Symposium (September 18-19, 2012). John Nunes will be a plenary speaker
When the Empty Chair Talks Back
Clint Eastwood’s presentation at the Republican National Convention brought back memories of a technique in counseling. But he only went halfway
Proper 19 • Isaiah 50:4–10 • September 16, 2012
By Travis J. Scholl Allow me a roundabout way to this text from Isaiah. Because I find today’s epistle lesson (James 3:1–12) to be a deeply incriminating word, especially to the preacher who, as Frederick Buechner so evocatively describes him, pulls the little cord that turns on the lectern light and deals out his note ..