Recently, as our congregation’s sexton was changing the sermon title on the congregation’s marquee, a woman drove up and asked him, “Are you the new age church?” He responded, “We’re part of the United Church of Christ and our pastor is a biblical preacher.” She continued, “But, how can you be Christian? You’re celebrating earth…
Allan Bevere posted a link to three posts by Roger Olson, in which Roger successively defined Fundamentalist, Evangelical, and Liberal. Now Energion author, United Church of Christ pastor, and theologian, Dr. Bruce G. Epperly, responds to Roger Olson’s definition of Liberal. A growing number of liberal Christians are rethinking what it means to be liberal. Many…
— Henry Neufeld, Energion Owner/Editor Last night I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Thomas Hudgins on the question, “Who was Paul?” Thomas has a different perspective from the previous authors I interviewed, which you’ll discover in the interview. I’d particularly call your attention to the answer starting at 29:03 regarding what Paul might say…
by Dr. Allan R. Bevere, pastor, professor and author of The Politics of Witness: The Character of the Church in the World, Colossians and Philemon: A Participatory Study Guide, and The Character of our Discontent. For the next few Thursdays I will be publishing a series of posts on a subject that is very important to me–…
by Dr. Bruce G. Epperly, pastor, professor, and author of Philippians: A Participatory Study Guide, FInding God in Suffering: A Journey with Job, Jonah: When God Changes, Process Theology: Embracing Adventure with God and more! Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry…
by Dr. Bruce G. Epperly, pastor, professor and author of Process Theology: Embracing Adventure with God, Finding God in Suffering: A Journey with Job, Transforming Acts: Acts of the Apostles as a 21st Century Gospel, Ruth and Esther: Women of Agency and Adventure, and more! A number of years ago, I wrote a piece in which I asserted that…
by Dr. David Moffett-Moore, pastor and author of The Jesus Manifesto: A Participatory Study Guide to the Sermon on the Mount, Pathways to Prayer, Wind and Whirlwind: Being a Pastor in a Storm of Change, and more! The Psalmist writes, “O God, our God, how majestic is your name over all creation!” as book-ends for a psalm…
from David Alan Black‘s blogsite, jesusparadigm.com. I’m really looking forward to a fun and exciting fall semester, not least because I’m teaching NT Intro again for the first time in several years. The course covers Acts – Revelation, which means that, if I time things just right, the semester will end before I have to discuss…
What do you think it means to be filled with the Spirit? Thomas Hudgins suggests just continuing to read Ephesians 5:18-21 to discover what will happen when we’re filled with the Spirit (audio only). Thomas Hudgins led the team that translated Aprenda a Leer el Griego del Nuevo Testamento (David Alan Black, author). He…
Last night I had the privilege of chatting with Harvey Brown, Jr., author of the book Forgiveness: Finding Freedom from Your Past in the Topical Line Drives series. One of the key lines, which I paraphrase, was when Harvey said that if a pastor truly preached grace and forgiveness every week from the pulpit he…
