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[Editor’s Note: This post requires time to mull it over, so we’re reprising it today] by Henry Neufeld, Energion Publisher On the front of a local church, prominently displayed, is a list of the critical doctrines of that congregation. These include KJV 1611, dispensationalism, premillennialism, and pretribulationalism. If I were about to enter the church,…
Whole-Self Spirituality: Nine Lenses for Restoring Soul
by Kent Ira Groff Bless the Lord, O my self,* and all that is within me, bless God’s holy name (Psalm103:1). *nefesh Hebrew soul What do folks mean when they talk about soul? It seems so nebulous. Spirituality often gets a bum rap for seeming disconnected from the stuff of life. “Soul”—nefesh in Hebrew)…
Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy (John Spong) — A Review
by Bob Cornwall [Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in “Ponderings on a Faith Journey,” Bob’s personal blog, on March 7, 2016. Used with permission.] The charge of heresy is a strong one. In the past charges of heresy could get one thrown out of the church if not worse. It’s probably not a word…
Creativity in Emotional Extremes
“Often our best creativity comes from the extreme emotions that we work so hard to avoid.” I believe it was legendary music producer Phil Spector that once said that there were only four songs we could ever write; I love you, I hate you, go away, or come back. He wasn’t all that wrong. Those…
Hushbeck – The Meaning of Belief
This is the third in a set of responses to Philosophy for Believers. Links to all responses can be found in the introductory post to the series, along with a schedule of future posts. There are a number of crucial issues in this chapter, but I think the best place to respond is on the…
“On Warming Ourselves by the Fire”
A Good Friday Meditation John 18:15-27 by Steve Kindle It must have been a cold evening in Jerusalem the night Jesus was taken before “the powers that be” for interrogation and trial. The text lists three occurrences of people warming themselves by the fire. Two times Peter is singled out as among them. But…
