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.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2020-12-03T02:10:25-05:00December 3rd, 2020|Tags: Healing, Meaning of Life, Religion, Theology|
"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.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:20:59-05:00October 8th, 2020|Tags: Early Christian Communities, Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Thomas, Healing, New Testament|
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.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:16:38-05:00February 26th, 2020|Tags: Demons, Healing, Magic, Psalms|
It's very likely that other demons were associated with other particular things. And it's interesting that he says this demon – that's the ‘noonday demon’ – is the demon represented in Psalm 91.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:05:06-05:00May 21st, 2019|Tags: Healing, Jesus, The Greek Magical Papyri|
"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|2021-01-25T04:08:19-05:00December 1st, 2018|Tags: Healing, Secret Revelation of John|
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.