Finding the Purpose of Life in 2021
"Discovering the source of their hope, the disciples/apostles learn that their treasure is actually the discovery of their purpose in life."
Did Paul Really Say That?
"I might say [Paul]’s working out a theology. Maybe in all of the letters. Trying to explain… what it is to be in Christ, or in the body of Christ." An Interview with Dr. Nina Livesey
Gender Politics Revealed in Early Christian Art
Back to the gospels before Constantine, we have three men and three women. And the women are all the same size as Jesus... It’s really quite striking.
Is Practical Theology a Contradiction in Terms?
"Sometimes people think theology is some kind of criticism, but it’s about seeing the world more richly and fully." An interview with Dr. Stephen Pattison.
Conservative Christian Finds Biblical Egalitarianism
"I really believe the Holy Spirit fosters equality. You know the Holy Spirit is the great Energizer, but also the great Equalizer." An interview with Margaret Mowczko.
A Lesson from Jesus on How to Heal in the Gospels of Thomas and Matthew
If I’m reading this right, it sounds like the power to heal in the Gospel of Thomas … belongs to those who love unselfishly and unpretentiously.
Jesus Learned from Women, Seriously!
"If we simply say we don’t have the voices in our ancient sources which were written by men, about men, … we’re actually contributing to the perpetuation of the silencing of those women." An interview with Dr. James McGrath.
According to the Gospel of Mary Our Conflicts Can Yield to Wholeness
We fight wholeness, even as we struggle to gain it. This paradox brings to mind the conflict in the Gospel of Mary.
A Womanist Preacher Inspires Her Congregations with Extracanonical Texts
"I saw that I was womanish. I saw myself in it…. In the feminist movement, it was about being a woman. In the womanist tradition, it’s about being a woman in community." An interview with Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant.
Certainty of Compassion in Uncertain Times
I feel the tears in my city and from people everywhere who have become untethered from the promise of security. … a voice is speaking. “It is I, the compassionate.”