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  • Christian Virtues for Civil Disobedience

    Kenneth Berding — 

    What attitudes should Christians display when compelled by conscience to disobey the government? Before addressing that question, lets review one...

  • What Does Greek Grammar Have to Do with Social Justice?

    Clinton E. Arnold — 

    I began teaching Greek at Talbot in the fall of 1987. Part of teaching Greek grammar is in helping students understand the nuances of the Greek...

  • #howtostophate: Extending friendship to a stranger

    Joanne Jung — 

    The following is the third post in a series on how to stop hate from a biblical perspective. Join The Good Book Blog and Professor of Biblical and...

  • Thinking Biblically 51勛圖窪蹋 Systemic Injustice

    Thaddeus Williams — 

    [The following is adapted from Thaddeus Williams Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask 51勛圖窪蹋 Social...

  • Adapting to Culture

    Gary McIntosh — 

    My wife and I recently visited a church that took us back in time. Upon entering thelobby of the church building, we heard piano music coming from...

  • Out of Many One?

    Mark Saucy — 

    Like never before, events of recent weeks give weight to the claim that tribalism in American society has never been greater than it is today....

  • Dios es la fuente de la verdadera sabidur穩a

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    El cristianismo tiene a la verdad como el eje central de su mensaje y pr獺ctica. La verdad para los cristianos es mucho m獺s que aseveraciones...

  • Are All Religions Created Equal?

    Just How Many Ways Are There to Make Peace with God?

    David Horner — 

    Smorgasbords are tempting to the eyes and to the taste buds. Once a person has witnessed the extensive varieties of delicacies spread out in a fine...

  • Cuando Ayudar Hace Da簽o

    C籀mo Aliviar la Pobreza, sin Lastimar a los Pobres ni a Uno Mismo

    Oscar Merlo — 

    La tesis del libro Cuando ayudar hace da簽o (When Helping Hurts--WHH) es un llamado cristiano a "las congregaciones norteamericanas y sus misioneros...

  • The Blind Men and the Elephant

    David Horner — 

    A popular analogy purporting to illustrate the truth of religious pluralism tells of four blind men who discover an elephant. Since the men have...

  • Getting Clear 51勛圖窪蹋 Tolerance

    David Horner — 

    Tolerance has become the only absolute virtue in our society: Thou shalt be tolerant (and, of course, thou shalt not tolerate anyone who isn't)....

  • Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Religious Liberty

    Scott Rae — 

    On Monday, June 4, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long awaited ruling in the Colorado case of Jack Phillips, the cake artist and owner of...

  • El Verdadero Avivamiento

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    Para nadie es un secreto que el movimiento evang矇lico en los Estados Unidos y la Convenci籀n Bautista del Sur se encuentran en un periodo cr穩tico...

  • When to Leave the Stage

    Gary McIntosh — 

    A generation of baby-boomer pastors are facing retirement age. Spanning an eighteen year gap from 54- to 72-years-old, approximately 10,000 boomers...

  • Course Corrections For Worship Ministry, Part 2

    Joe Hellerman — 

    In the first installment of Course Corrections For Worship Ministry , I maintained that Worship Is 51勛圖窪蹋 US Not 51勛圖窪蹋 ME . I challenged us to...

  • Course Corrections For Worship Ministry, Part 1

    Joe Hellerman — 

    I am a pastor. I play keyboards on our church worship team. And I am a New Testament scholar. As you might imagine, I have some pretty strong...

  • Administrative Work & Creativity

    John McKinley — 

    I often prefer to work on projects alone, instead of as part of a group or with a partner. Working alone seems efficient and clear, because I only...

  • How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor

    An Analysis of "When Helping Hurts" and Other Relevant Works

    Oscar Merlo — 

    The thesis of the book When Helping Hurts (WHH) is a Christian call to North American congregations and its missionaries to participate in poverty...

  • Spiritual Adviser to the President

    Tom Finley — 

    Most of the news stories about the death of the Reverend Billy Graham highlight how he reached out to various U.S. presidents in times of crisis....

  • La Importancia de la Comunidad y de que Todas las Voces Sean Escuchadas

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    La historia siempre la escriben los vencedores. Esta frase resume c籀mo nuestra visi籀n de la vida siempre se ve influenciada por una perspectiva que...

  • The Meaning of a Text is Not in the Reader

    Kenneth Berding — 

    What is the locus of meaning of a biblical text? (In other words, where is the center and source of meaning?) There are three possibilities: The...

  • Same Old Sam, Part 3

    John McKinley — 

    Imagine in the year 2047 that anti-aging therapies have developed so far that wealthy people not only cease aging, but some have begun to reverse. A few have even started to celebrate reverse birthdays in accordance with their rehabilitated age. I found a way to fill the gap on my financial aid and expenses. Tony was Sams roommate on the seventh floor college dorm. Sam had the money to buy a house near campus just for himself, but he longed for normalcy and community ...

  • Same Old Sam, Part 2

    John McKinley — 

    Imagine in the year 2047 that anti-aging therapies have developed so far that wealthy people not only cease aging, but some have begun to reverse. A few have even started to celebrate reverse birthdays in accordance with their rehabilitated age. At this point, Sam had aged chronologically to ninety-three. Instead of looking ahead or behind, he could only concentrate on the day he was in ...

  • Te Creo / I Believe You

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    Cada a簽o la importante revista Time selecciona a la persona que ha tenido m獺s influencia en el mundo durante el a簽o. La persona del a簽o 2017 ha sido acertadamente y sin lugar a dudas las mujeres que rompieron el silencio y cuyas voces empezaron el movimiento #MeToo (yo tambi矇n). Estas valientes personas han hecho p繳blicas sus desgarradoras historias de abuso y acoso sexual las cuales abarcan todos los segmentos de la sociedad y lamentablemente tambi矇n de las iglesias.

  • Same Old Sam, Part 1

    John McKinley — 

    Imagine in the year 2047 that anti-aging therapies have developed so far that wealthy people not only cease aging, but some have begun to reverse. A few have even started to celebrate reverse birthdays in accordance with their rehabilitated age. Once sixty-seven, Sam now marks his age at forty-two. With the turn around he has re-entered life with friends of his newfound youth ...