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It might seem axiomatic to most persons that having ‘pastors’ is a Biblical thing. I mean after all, we even have three letters in the NT called the Pastoral Epistles in which Paul gives instructions not only about Timothy or Titus doing pastoral ministry, but appointing others to do so as well. But the authors…

I have been posting a large variety of comments of response to this ongoing book review, some of which seem to have ignored that I am reviewing this book seriatim– taking it Chapter by Chapter. It is the purpose of this review to give you a good critical analysis of how the book comes across,…

‘WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE’S PICTURE?’ In the second main chapter of Barna and Viola’s book Pagan Christianity, we are given a brief history of some forms and orders of worship, with perhaps a special emphasis on low church Protestant worship. Missing is a discussion of Catholic worship, various forms of Orthodox worship and Anglican…

PAGAN CHRISTIANTY: by George Barna and Frank Viola PART ONE OF THE REVIEW First a word of disclaimer. I know Frank Viola, indeed for some years he has asked me loads of good and telling questions via email. I did not really know what his take was on various matters, but I gladly answered his…

First I have a confession. I am a sucker for anything Pixar does. It’s almost gotten to the point where I feel like they can do little wrong. I’d go watch their version of a chewing tobacco or mortuary commercial. You catch my drift. But there is good, and then there is better, and this…

My friend and colleague Bishop Wright has boldly gone where angels fear to tred— onto the Comedy Central Show– The Stephen Colbert Report— You’ll enjoy this one, and notice the reaction of the crowd. http://www.spike.com/episode/27772/st/2995361 or try this— + June 19 – Bishop N.T. Wright IFILM 6/20/2008 The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30p / 10:30cStephen…

Here below you will find advance notice about our upcoming tour in May of 2009. Let me tell you now this tour is top drawer. You get two good meals a day, good hotels, airfare is included as are entrance fees, and you will get to see these sites in a way that is not…

You can read the 200 plus page full report of an extensive religious survey taken last year by the Pew Charitable Trust at the Pew Forum website, which can be found here— http://religions.pewforum.org/reports Below is their own summary of findings in their most recent very detailed survey: Summary of Key Findings An extensive new survey…

We are a text driven culture. We are preoccupied with things like copyright infringement, and used to looking at computer screens. And so it is natural to assume, when one is part of a largely literate culture that ancient texts are like ours, and ancient readers just like us. We could hardly be more wrong…

Grave steles, sarcophagi, and grave art teach us a great deal about what ancient peoples believed about the afterlife. In cultures where the spirits of the ancestors (called genius (singular, and genii plural– from which we get the word genie) were believed to be alive and could inspire and affect the lives of their descendants,…
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