By Steve Kindle Somewhere in the world there should be a society consciously and deliberately devoted to the task of seeing how love can be make real and demonstrating love in practice….If God, as we believe, is truly revealed in the life of Christ, the most important thing [to God] is the creation of centers…
By Steve Kindle For every wild animal of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the air, and all that moves in the field is mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all that is in it is…
By Steve Kindle (For the complete post, click here) Surprisingly, the church is responsible for leading the word stewardship astray. Brainwashed from pulpit and pew, stewardship has traded its vocation of serving the world for a preoccupation with saving the church. Not until it is rescued from this…can stewardship share in God’s ‘healing of the nations’…
Very soon you will be reading posts from Energion authors who have thought long and hard about issues facing the church and individuals, and put their helpful conclusions into books. As the publisher of these writings, Energion wants to share with our readers some of these resources that you may have overlooked. Beginning August 3rd,…
A new and highly collaborative program is about to be unveiled for this blog. If you are an Energion author, you will receive an email in the next few days announcing the program and soliciting your participation. Energion’s stable of 70 authors have published books across the theological spectrum and have raised questions and sought…
This interview is about Bruce’s recently released book Finding God in Suffering.
Energion author Dr. Bob Cornwall is starting a series of sermons on God talk at his church, and he’s posting extensively on the topic on his blog. I’m linking to just one post, More God Talk, to get you started, but if you go to his blogs’ home page and review the most recent couple…
Thomas Hudgins, translator of the forthcoming book Aprenda a Leer el Griego del Nuevo Testamento by David Alan Black asks a question on his blog that I think might interest many of our authors and readers: When Should A Bible Teacher Talk About Text-Critical Issues? Or Should He (or She)? I’ve made some comments of…
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is part of our series on controversial questions. A YES post ran yesterday. Join in by posting your comments.] by Rev. Dr. Robert R. LaRochelle When I think of WAR, declared or undeclared, the following actions and attitudes come to mind: There is something or someone to attack, obliterate or defend…
Bob LaRochelle (Crossing the Street, So Much Older Then …) points us to an interview with Rev. Loren Mead, founder of the Alban Institute, in which he talks about the importance of the local church. Here’s a taste: What I saw was a church that largely discounted the life of the local congregation. At the…