Monthly Archives: October 2013

Not all biblical texts are created equal

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Mark Love

My first semester in grad school, I took Tom Olbricht’s course, Religious Teachings of the New Testament. (It was before we believed in theology at ACU. Apparently, we believed in religion). The first lecture changed my life. The rest of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 14 Comments

If you really got to know her…

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Mark Love

Before my first day of school in Eastland, Texas, my mom sat me down for the Church of Christ shorter catechism. She told me what made us different from other churches. But she also made sure that I knew that … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian practice, hermeneutics | 6 Comments

And yet more reflections on the reflections on the reflections

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Mark Love

Just two quick notes here today. First, a few have made comments about specific verses, offering different interpretations of what Paul is saying in various passages. I’ve even offered a higher level view of how I think Paul does theological … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Reflections on “Do Not be Conformed to this World”

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Mark Love

As a young visiting preacher, I sat on the back row in an auditorium adult Bible class listening to a discussion of Romans 12. “Do not be conformed to this world…” the teacher read aloud. “How is it that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian practice, hermeneutics, Scripture, Uncategorized | 18 Comments

Observations on a chord/nerve struck

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Mark Love

Well, yesterday’s blog was widely read. I’m not used to that. My audience is typically fairly narrow, consisting mostly of family members. In fact, yesterday was so unusual that wordpress actually sent me a message alerting me that people were … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian practice, hermeneutics, Scripture | 55 Comments

Why I don’t leave, even though…

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Mark Love

I am for full gender equality in congregational practice. Period. Everything. Preach. Teach. Eldering.  I sojourn within a tradition where this is far, far from the normative practice. I have friends in other traditions or churches with fully inclusive practices … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 102 Comments