The Good Word

In an interview reported in USA Today Archbishop John Nienstedt ldquo said Jesus Christ directed his followers to lsquo either be hot or cold but if you re lukewarm I don t want that So we want people who live their faith rsquo rdquo This interview was given in response both to a controvers

In the most recent episode of Community a comedy on NBC the character Abed who is both Muslim and has Asperger rsquo s Syndrome reads the New Testament The episode Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples presents the character Shirley who is a devout Christian musing on the popularity of YouTube

nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp The physical circumstance nbsp The Temple in this story is the building which sits on a large platform the size of a soccer field nbsp The Temple rsquo s rearmost part is God rsquo s dwelling place and opens outward and eastward to still other sacred rooms nbsp

Ramsay MacMullen is a distinguished scholar who is now in his 80s Age is significant for a scholar as it should be in so many other walks of life and vocations because if it does not necessarily bring with it wisdom age brings a long view and the ability to look over a field of study and know wh

The readings for this Sunday basically present a test case as I suppose one could argue every Scripture passage does of the idea of Inspiration discussed in my last post on What is the Good Word Yet this Sunday rsquo s second reading from 2 Timothy 3 14-4 2 especially v 16 does present the

nbsp nbsp Before he recites the parable in 18 1-8 Luke indicates to the reader its central teaching to pray always continually not continuously and not to grow tired or discouraged or lose heart nbsp Then the parable shows that even the most hard-hearted will eventually yield to a reque

In previous posts nbsp I have discussed What is the Good Word What is the Good Word 2 The Old Testament and What is the Good Word 3 The New Testament today I wanted to begin the discussion of revelation inspiration and inerrancy in the Bible Even those who claim the Bible as the ldquo i

The past weekend was particularly busy with things expected ndash soccer games and preparing for an upcoming lecture ndash and unexpected ndash spending six hours on Saturday trying to find the loose connection that would restore power to half of our house I wanted to write on the readings f

ldquo Go show yourselves to the priests rdquo is a request that the healed lepers go to the ones who in Jewish society authenticate cures from leprosy nbsp The priest at the Jerusalem Temple does not cure he declares for the knowledge of all citizens that a person is cured of leprosy nbsp

I wanted to take this opportunity to invite any interested readers who find themselves in the Twin Cities area on October 18th to attend my Archbishop Ireland Memorial Lecture The Child in the Family of God This lecture if free and open to the public and will be based upon research found in Let