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Tag Archives: Jesus
Your kingdom come…on earth as it is in heaven: further points on my gender-inclusive journey
My mother, as a girl, was taught that Christians should not say the Lord’s Prayer. The reason? Because it was no longer needed, since the Kingdom had already come. It was a model prayer, it turns out, for only a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian practice, hermeneutics, Scripture
Tagged eschatology, gender inclusion, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Paul
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Not all biblical texts are created equal
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 gender roles, hermeneutics, Jesus, Paul, Scripture, Tom Olbricht, understanding
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Make me Clean: a reflection on illness and salvation
I have a benign essential tremor. My hands have a tremor. It’s worse in my left hand than my right. Some days are worse than others and I can’t seem to pinpoint any reason why. I am, it seems, subject … Continue reading
Posted in Christian practice, missional theology, theology
Tagged benign essential tremor, death, disease, healing, illness, Jesus, mercy, missional, salvation, separation, Unclean
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How Better to Read Your Bible
Cultural, biblical literacy is pretty poor and getting worse. I know this because the freshman survey course I teach on the Bible at a Christian college is long on inexperience. Even the kids who grew up going to Sunday School … Continue reading
Posted in hermeneutics, Scripture
Tagged Exodus, Gospels, interpretation, Jesus, Prayer of Jabez, Scripture, Tom Olbricht
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Dei-liberations 