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Enjoy posts about a variety of subjects, all designed to help you look at religion, the Bible, and early Christian texts in a new way.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2019-06-06T02:22:23-04:00June 6th, 2019|
"Surely the knowledge of [Jesus's] ‘sheltering grace’ is more useful than fear and anger, when it keeps us clear-headed."
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2019-05-21T19:38:54-04:00May 21st, 2019|
"The 'good news' I heard that night had a transforming effect on me. The love I felt was now everywhere around me. Healing and the transforming power ... of God have become intertwined for me now."
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2019-05-09T03:12:15-04:00May 9th, 2019|
"Kateusz’ approach to her study (her methodology) is almost as important as the results of her research, because it opens up new channels of discovery beyond her own work."
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2019-04-25T05:37:46-04:00April 25th, 2019|
"Maybe it’s not too great a leap of faith to consider that the Creator of the world would be able to revive it (transform it / save it) when we allow the Spirit of Life to transform us first."
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2019-04-11T03:39:55-04:00April 11th, 2019|
"Even if the stories about the crucifixion were contradictory or embellished, the fact is that there was something important about the meaning of Jesus, told in so many ways..."
By Deb Saxon, PhD|2019-03-25T01:27:03-04:00March 28th, 2019|
In [the] ancient texts, I found a model of what I have longed for— a tradition in which I can explore the meaning of Jesus for my own life but also work alongside those whose beliefs differ from mine.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2019-03-12T04:53:15-04:00March 15th, 2019|
We can't look to antiquity to find the model for classless (raceless) society, but some ancient writers do help us consider whether our divisions are based on theologically sound viewpoints.
By Mark M. Mattision|2019-03-02T02:15:28-04:00March 1st, 2019|
The canonical books of the Christian New Testament are foundational spiritual texts for Christians, but they are not the only texts written by early Christians.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2019-02-11T09:21:19-04:00February 11th, 2019|
Throughout the Odes of Solomon, the writer praises the source of love that wells up and overflows into love for everything and everyone.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2019-01-27T05:33:56-04:00December 1st, 2018|
This was the God I learned in Jesus. Someone in the second century knew something very important about this God that encourages me even now.
