Reposting an essay I wrote 20 years ago (!) that I found helpful for preparing a lecture I’m giving on ethics this coming week. Some years back I received an email from a professor thanking me for this essay which he assigns it to his college students each year. I was flattered and chuckled to myself, because … More Love, Justice & the Kingdom: A Christian Social Ethic (2002)
In “The Fire That Consumes”, E. W. Fudge places the textual evidence front and center in the Hell debate. … More One Hell of a Book by E. W. Fudge
Anyone interested in a sample of my academic work, here’s a full essay on race and ethnicity in the ancient world and today. (I shared a few sections a few weeks back.) Dr. Dennis Edwards said of it, “This is great, dare I say prophetic!” Unfortunately, the formatting and footnotes did not transfer to the … More One Body, Many Ethnic Parts
This Sunday I’m preaching a Pentecost sermon on our divided world, and the need for the church to learn, speak and embody a new language. I’m reposting an old seminary essay from 2004 on the same topic. (This one is for the Bible/Theology nerds out there.) “Your very lives are a letter that anyone can read by just … More The Church as God’s New Language
If you’re one of the 2 people out there curious about the kinds of things I’m exploring in my doctoral program, here’s an essay from my last seminar on scribes and literacy in the ancient world. This essay addresses the question: “To what extent did literacy play a role in the spiritual development of Paul’s converts?” Enjoy … More Learning & Literacy in Paul’s Churches
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