To read more from Daniel, visit his blog: Sic Et Non. I’ve been involved for the past several years in the launch and creation of the Interpreter Foundation’s “Witnesses” film project. This has afforded me the happy opportunity of reflecting often and seriously on the experiences of the witnesses to
By Rob Renfroe I don’t understand those in The United Methodist Church who call themselves “centrists.” I have listened carefully to their claims, but the more I listen, the more questions I have. First question: Do centrists actually believe that truth is “contextual”? I’ve heard them say the UM Church
Subscribe Now Is The Bible Just a Guidebook? Sermon Notes | Episode 5 In this episode, Pastor Matt Pearson (The Church at West Franklin) joins hosts Amy Jo Girardier and Hunter Melton to talk about best practices when it comes to reading the Bible. Plus, play along as they
By Robin G. Jordan My daily walks take me past a field in which are growing soybeans. One day I noticed that Blue morning glory flowers (Ipomoea indica) were growing among the bean stalks. I recognized their three lobed leaves as well as their trumpet-shaped flowers. They also twine around
Sometime in the first century CE in Rome, a child disgruntled over educational drudgery etched a curious graffito on the wall of his schoolroom. A delightfully executed donkey turns a millstone, grinding grain, while the accompanying inscription states with all the sarcasm this young scholar could muster, “work, little donkey,
Historian Lynn White, in an often-quoted article, “The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis” (linked here), blames Christianity for the ecological crisis. According to White: Christianity inherited from Judaism . . . a striking story of creation. . . . God planned all [of creation] for man’s benefit and rule:
Cover image: “That Which Was Lost,” by Yongsung Kim, https://havenlight.com/ Do we live as though we have a powerful Savior standing next to us, fighting our battles and filling us daily with His light and joy? Or do we have to wait until His second coming for that? What?
When I finally got around to watching Matt Walsh’s documentary What is a Woman, I was struck with a sense of déjà vu. The experience was eerily familiar, and it took me a minute to trace the source: a memory of sitting on a Goodwill couch in a one-bedroom apartment,