Think Before You Speak Shane Alexander does a great job of calling all ministers to think before they speak in the midst of a tragedy. This kind of thing happens all the time. Just this week I was listening to a pastor being interviewed whose church was right next to the elementary school that was […]
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Musings
May 24, 2013A Review of “Reading the Gospels Wisely” by Jonathan T. Pennington
May 8, 2013In Reading the Gospels Wisely: A Narrative and Theological Introduction Jonathan T. Pennington sets out to make the case for the importance of the Gospels in Christianity. He wants readers to understand the history of how the Gospels have been interpreted and he suggests ways for moving forward. He believes it is important that the Gospels be seen as […]
iPod, Youtube, Wii Play
March 22, 2013Check out my review of iPod, Youtube, Wii Play: Theological Engagements with Entertainment http://erb.kingdomnow.org/d-brent-laytham-ipod-youtube-wiiplay-feature-review/
Alister McGrath On Loving God With Our Mind
August 15, 2012Here is a lecture Dr. Alister McGrath gave at Lanier Theological Library entitled The Lord Is My Light: How the Christian Faith Makes Sense Of Things. I especially like how Dr. McGrath describes theology as “all of us reading Scripture together.” I hope you enjoy.
A Community of Memory
July 23, 2012The following is a quote from Walter Brueggemann’s commentary on Exodus 13:1-16 found in The New Interpreter’s Bible. “The biblical community of faith is a community of memory, working at its precious identity in a culture devoted to amnesia. The market forces that encourage a consumer consciousness are largely controlled by ideology that wants to abandon […]
