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One of the most helpful scholars I’ve seen writing on subject of women in the bible is Ben Witherington. (By “helpful” I don’t mean those folks who say something like, “The bible says mean stuff about women. I don’t like … Continue reading →

I spent seven hours today at the hospital with a family from my church. I just got home, and can report that all went well. A few of us went to a late lunch while the family waited on the … Continue reading →

United Methodism operates as a top-down organization. Initiatives are supposed to flow out of places like New York, Nashville and the Council of Bishops. This is what “connectionalism” is often taken to mean. Initiatives flowing the other direction – from … Continue reading →

Mansoor Ijaz, an American-born Muslim from a Pakistani family writes about the failures of some of his fellow Muslims in the LA Times. He mentions two “truths,” one directed at Muslims, one at the West. The first truth is that … Continue reading →

Bode Miller is really unnerving some people. I was listening to talk radio this morning, as I often do, and caught the latest version of what I’ve been hearing snippets of for at least a week. Bode Miller, an apparently … Continue reading →

Late last year the local NAACP brought a request to the city council. They wanted the city to rename one of the major streets in town after Martin Luther King, Jr. The council seemed open to changing the name of … Continue reading →

Question for the cyber-world out there: What is the difference between a deist and a theist? Don’t just tell me; give me sources!

A Christian group on a campus in England has been suspended for acting in accord with its principles. The Birmingham Christian Union has this strange idea that membership should be limited to Christians.

The North Alabama Conference has now voted to decrease the number of districts from 12 to 8, following the same pattern as the Texas Conference, though taking it just a step further. Their Bishop, William Willimon, comments on their changes … Continue reading →

Here’s an announcement from the Texas Annual Conference. Note: I am NOT inside the loop on this hiring process, just a concerned by-stander. January 27, 2006 The Texas Annual Conference is seeking a Director of New Church Development to work … Continue reading →