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new forum

Stephen — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:29:47 +0000

I’m going to be doing my new posting (hopefully with a coherent focus this time) over at http://bottleofwhat.wordpress.com and I’ll keep this blog just in case I have some thoughts that don’t fit over there. Cheers!

The Spirit of the Church

Stephen — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:18:51 +0000

If today’s church does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authenticity, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant social club with no meaning for the twentieth century.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Why We Can’t Wait (1963)

What is God Like?

Stephen — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:47:05 +0000

I’m working on my final paper for my Prophets class with Dr. Goldingay. The topic is the presentation of God’s character in Judges and Isaiah. Here’s a snippet:

“Yahweh is a God whose hands are not tied by an omnipotent, person-less deity called justice. Yahweh is merciful and free to forgive and redeem without reason.”