Inspiration
Inspiration Home
Christian Inspiration
Angels
Angel of the Day
Archangels
Guardian Angels
Financial Inspiration
Building A Better Me
Our News, Our Community
Quote Search
Faith and Prayer
Faiths and Prayer Home
Belief-O-Matic®
Christianity
Daily Bible Reading
Inspirational Quotes
Catholic
Daily Bible Reading
Saints
Prayer
Morning Prayer
Serenity Prayer
The Lord's Prayer
Find a Prayer
Birthday Prayer
Tech Gospel
Health & Wellness
Health & Wellness Home
Emotional Health
Bipolar
Depression
Happiness
Stress
Healthy Living
Aging
Women’s Health
Personal Growth
Celebrating Women
Weight Loss
Physical Health
Allergies
Alzheimer's
Arthritis
Cancer
Cold and Flu
COPD
Diabetes
Heart Health
Menopause
Migraine
Pain
Sleep
Entertainment
Entertainment Home
Movies
TV
Quizzes
Joke of the Day
Music
Celebrity Faith Database
Celebrities
Books
Sports
Love & Family
Love & Family home
Relationships
Friendship
Dating
Weddings
Marriage
Divorce
Parenting
Apron Strings
Recipes
Caregiving
Pets
Holidays
New Year's
MLK Day
Valentine's Day
St. Patrick's Day
Mother's Day
Memorial Day
Father's Day
4th of July
9/11 Anniversary
Thanksgiving
Newsletters
Columnists
Columnists Home
Christ News Today
Stronger Marriages and Families
Beliefnet News
Daily Cup of Wellness
Inspiration Report
Forever in Our Hearts
Idol Chatter
Latest News
Video
Inspiration
Faith & Prayer
Health &
Wellness
Entertainment
Love &
Family
Newsletters
Special Offers
The Bible and Culture
Cutting a Covenant, and when Covenant People can’t Cut it
By
Ben Witherington
One of the most valuable part of my education over thirty years ago at Gordon-Conwell Seminary was learning the nature of covenanting, or making treaties in antiquity. Meredith Kline, one of my OT professors was brilliant when it came to this stuff, as he had studied ANE covenanting and how it worked in detail, particularly…
‘Gone Baby Gone’- A Modern Morality Play
By
Ben Witherington
Perhaps you remember ‘Good Will Hunting’. It was a promising beginning for Ben Afleck and his buddy Matt Damon, both of whom hail from the Boston area. But there lives went in very different direction after that. Matt Damon went on to being on the A list of top actors, and apart from his appearance…
No Reincarnation without Legal Permission in China
By
Ben Witherington
You have got to love it. The Chinese government, in order to have some control over certain social aspects of Buddhism in China has issued Order No. 5– from the Administration of Religious Affairs. Cutting to the chase basically this order says that no Buddhist monk has permission to return from the dead, by way…
Lost– The Parables, not the TV Show
By
Ben Witherington
The following was my sermon Sunday Oct. 21 at First UMC Lexington, Ky. See what you think.BW3——— LOST—THE PARABLES, NOT THE TV SHOW— Lk. 15.1-10 A. LOST If I were to ask you what the opposite of lose is, you would immediately reply—win’. But suppose I was to ask you what is the opposite of…
1
2
3
4
archives
most recent
search
this
blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners