Still more about how we read the Bible: I have been fascinated with hermeneutics since I read Fee & Stuart's How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth during my MA work at Lubbock Christian University. I LOVED that book. I taught a Sunday School class on it at DeSoto Christian Church. I required it … Continue reading Hermeneutics and Me
The Role of Experience in Theology
More on the topic of how we read the Bible: I have long contended that we don't simply "read the Bible and do what it says"; it's always more complicated than that, and honesty requires us to admit this. There are always other voices, in addition to the words of scripture, that guide us. Richard … Continue reading The Role of Experience in Theology
Corporate Sin, Corporate Repentance, pt 4: “Race”
[I first published the following over two years ago. I am reposting it as part of my current series on corporate repentance.] A former student of mine emailed me a series of questions about race and racial reconciliation for a class she's taking. I thought it worth posting parts of it here. (Is it narcissistic … Continue reading Corporate Sin, Corporate Repentance, pt 4: “Race”
Wade Burleson: Women Teaching the Bible
I believe now, and have always believed, that women should be free to use the gifts the Holy Spirit gives them as the Holy Spirit guides them. The governing principle isn't gender, it's "use your freedom in ways that build up the body." "Your sons & daughters will prophesy" doesn't have a caveat: "Unless it's … Continue reading Wade Burleson: Women Teaching the Bible
Stillness & Being
The picture is an iPhone pano of the scene I've been staring at for the past hour; the Adriatic Sea off Rovinj, Croatia. The picture doesn't do justice to Rovinj, one of my favorite places on earth, and a truly beautiful city. But I think it captures something of the immenseness & the always-changing yet … Continue reading Stillness & Being
Corporate Sin, Corporate Repentance, pt 3: “Justice”
(I originally published this 2+ years ago. I am republishing it as part of my discussion of corporate sin and repentence.) Scapegoating and Othering Othering is a process that we as individuals or groups use to separate someone from us, to draw barriers that mark them as different and exclude them. We usually other people for … Continue reading Corporate Sin, Corporate Repentance, pt 3: “Justice”
Godin on Organizational Resilience
If you're not listening to Seth Godin's Akimbo, you're missing some of the best material available on leadership, marketing, creativity, etc. Every week, this is the most brilliant stuff on the internet. Godin recently dropped an episode on organizational resilience, "Supple." Church leaders and ministry leaders can learn a great deal from this episode. My … Continue reading Godin on Organizational Resilience
