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Martin Luther, reformer
Resources Bio at wikipedia Bio by Martin Marty, 2004 Film starring Joseph Fiennes 2003 Martin Luther: Reluctant Revolutionary PBS Born in 1483. Educated by his ambitious father for the law. In 1505 Luther was caught in a lightning storm, and terrified … Continue reading
M*A*S*H the original novel
Just finished reading the original novel M*A*S*H by Richard Hooker (a pen name for Richard Hornberger, writing with W.C. Heinz). The original film kept close to the mood and attitude of the author. He watched it often. The TV series, … Continue reading
The Rock (part 3)
One more post on the decision of First Baptist Church, Richmond (FBC), to receive into full membership persons from churches other than Baptist who were baptized in some manner other than believer’s baptism by immersion. Believer’s baptism is the key symbol … Continue reading
The Rock of who I am (part 1)
I am NOT manipulative, rigid, self-righteous, hypocritical, power-hungry, Ur-fascist, brain-dead hater of women, gays, and of diversity and otherness in any form. It’s important that you know that before you find out that I was a Southern Baptist pastor, and Southern Baptist most of … Continue reading
Borg: Putting Away Childish Things
Marcus Borg—an Oregon professor of religion, author of numerous books on Christianity, notably Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, and more recently Jesus, a summing up of 20 years of scholarship on Jesus—wrote a novel called Putting Away Childish … Continue reading
Zephaniah: one tough read
(You may prefer first to read the I Will section at the end of this post.) I love the Bible—having read it, learned it by heart, taught it, preached and (I hope) lived up to it all my days. I believe … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, ecology, politics, religion, social issues
Tagged hope, mass extinction, Zephaniah
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What God requires
What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God? Micah 6.8 Translators note that “humbly” also means wisely or prudently. I’m rambling all over the place. But the question is, … Continue reading
Mouthing off about history
It’s been 35+ years since my M.Div. days at the Geological Cemetary, and I decided to read a New Testament introduction, just for fun. It pisses me off. The author says he is a neutral observer of history, what probably … Continue reading
God’s insane abundance
God is teaching me about economics Jesus-style. One of the most important passages in the Bible on the subject of giving is 2 Corinthians 8-9. Paul is collecting money from the Gentile churches of Macedonia and Asia Minor for the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Giving, religion, Spiritual life
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Skeletons in the Closet
Women in Jesus’ Genealogy (Matt. 1.1-17) Matthew begins with 17 verses of “begats.” Mostly we skip it. There are theological insights hidden there, however, like Easter Eggs in a DVD. Three groups of 14. In gematria, the Jewish system of … Continue reading
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Tagged genealogy of Jesus, levirate marriage, single women, Tamar
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