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The Christology of the Gospel of Mark
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[Editor’s Note: Often on Fridays, we will stray from our series of the moment and engage in interesting posts that catch our eye.] by Drew Smith The Christology of the Gospel of Mark has been and continues to be a point of debate among biblical scholars and theologians. Indeed, we could say this about all…
Bible Reading in Postmodern Times
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by Herold Weiss [ene_ptp]Through the centuries millions of Christians have found strength, guidance and consolation in the pages of the Bible. Even to this day, every day Christians read their Bible to cement life in piety and service to others. The Bible has been used in very positive and effective ways for the betterment…
Universalism in a Pluralistic Age—Part One
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by Bruce G. Epperly When I was a child, there was only one flavor of religion in our small town. We are all Christians, and though Catholics were forbidden to go into Protestant churches and Protestants weren’t welcome in our town’s Catholic Church, we all shared some variation of Christianity. There might have been…
Iris Subel Davis: Now What?
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by Iris Subel Davis, teacher, business consultant, and author of God’s Promise of Victory. Well, I’m still waiting; but, now, I honestly do not know for what. As I wrote in my last blog entry, I was literally waiting on notification regarding a position. It was for a faith-based company offering a chance to work from…
The Jesus Manifesto
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by David Moffett-Moore I expect most of us grew up with images of Jesus that were “Gentle Jesus, meek and mild,” with children gathered about him or as a shepherd with his flock. Certainly understandable for little children, but this gentle Jesus would never get crucified. In this season of Eastertide, it might be good…
