What were New Testament women really like? The conventional opinion is that they were powerless. “Women were subject to men… READ MORE
“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets,” observed Paul Batalden. He was talking about healthcare systems,… READ MORE
Pastors are public intellectuals. We don’t think of ourselves that way, but we should. After all, we stand before congregations… READ MORE
Several years ago, I began reading the books of Psalms and Proverbs daily during my devotional time. By following a… READ MORE
Turning Points is a one-volume history of Christianity written for laypeople and students. It tells the Church’s story by describing… READ MORE
Harry Bosch is getting old. To be precise, he is 72 years old in 2022, when the events in Desert… READ MORE
I once cold-called a young woman named Tiffany for a date. My call went straight to voice mail, so I… READ MORE
Outsiders describe Pentecostals as people of the Spirit. After all, we practice spiritual gifts regularly. Our distinctive doctrine teaches that… READ MORE
I came across Holy Abortion? in the course of researching Christian attitudes to that topic. Michael J. Gorman is a… READ MORE
“All we have to do is decide what to do with the time given us.”
~Gandalf
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