In Ordinary Time Amy Peeler writes, “He [Christ] went through the full gamut of the human experience, the moment of death as well as the process of burial, both of which are deeply painful for the loved ones of the person who has died. God willingly experiencedread more ➜
In The Vision of Ephesians: The Task of the Church and the Glory of God Tom Wright invites readers to take several steps backwards and see the larger picture of God’s purpose for the world. All too frequently verses of the Bible are chunked outread more ➜
Chapters 10-12 are largely practical answering the question, “How is authority identified and evaluated?” The arguments presented land right side up and on solid ground giving leadership and lay opportunity to see the immense value of “rethinking leadership in the church.” A brief conclusion wrapsread more ➜
Chapters 4-9 frame out Part 2 and build from the content of Part 1 showing how authority is expressed. This section is arguably the most robust part of the book, so this post will be more lengthy than my sum of Part 1. Chapters 4-5read more ➜
When A Theology of Authority: Rethinking Leadership in the Church arrived, all other reading was set aside. Having listened to a podcast where Christa McKirland convincingly unpacks the book’s thesis, I was anxious to read her arguments and learn more. Her previous publication, God’s Provision,read more ➜
NOTE: What follows is an article that Dr. Emily Hunter McGowin wrote some years back and she has graciously allowed me to host it here. This piece convincingly argues that “If Christ in his male body saves women through their shared humanity, then women, throughread more ➜
This podcast is a fine introduction to Christa McKirland‘s upcoming release addressing the nature of authority, the structures of and roles within the church, and some very keen insights on 1 Timothy 2:11-15. Listen carefully and learn from one of the sharpest minds I know.read more ➜
When I saw this was going to be published, the title piqued my interest. After all, I thought, learning about the emotional life of Jesus was of great interest to me. Since Warfield’s classic The Emotional Life of our Lord, not much has been published in thisread more ➜
I wish I had Households of Faith: Practicing Family in the Kingdom of God when I lived less than 2 miles from Focus on the Family campus headquarters. It’s no surprise that they prioritize the nuclear family over just about everything else. I attended church with manyread more ➜
I’m repeatedly reminded of and often deeply saddened by how little some understand forgiveness. Despite the need to grasp, receive, and extend this vital virtue into our lives, the human capacity to withhold it, coupled with a tenacious need to maintain a grudge, is troubling.read more ➜
This essay is a brief sum of my understanding on baptism within the Anglican tradition. I don’t pretend to represent all Anglicans since, as one of my priest’s recently quipped, “there’s a spectrum” of understanding. Hopefully what I have come to believe about baptism isread more ➜
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