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Rediscovering the Historical Jesus (Dr. William Lane Craig)
In this first part of a two-part article, the presuppositions and pretentions of the Jesus Seminar are exposited and assessed. It is found that the principal presuppositions of (i) scientific naturalism, (ii) the primacy of the apocryphal gospels, and (iii) the necessity of a politically correct Jesus are unjustified and issue in a distorted portrait […]
Faith, Belief and Convictions
Do you really believe this stuff? by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com Do you own your faith? I mean really own it. Or is it something that has ‘always been there’? Many of us have grown up in households where Christian faith was practised, at least nominally, and sometimes it has helped us and sometimes it […]
The NRSV Translation of the Bible
The New RSV: The Best Translation, Halfway There by Walter Wink Walter Wink is professor at Auburn Theological Seminary, New York City. He received his Th.D. from Union Theological Semianry, has been active in peace movements throughout the world, and is a Fellow of the Jesus Seminar. His books include: The Powers that Be: Theology […]
‘Born Again’ – what does that mean?
What was Jesus’ main point when he said you must be born again? by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com I reluctantly call myself a born-again Christian. I say ‘reluctantly’ because of the huge cultural baggage such a label brings, not to mention the likelihood of being written off by all and sundry outside the church as […]
The line that runs through us all
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com Not long ago I believed that the root of our problems in life stem partly from the fact that we don’t really believe we’re loved, that if we had a sense of who we are as people loved by the Creator of the universe, it would revolutionise our hearts. And […]
Blessed are the cheese makers? Misquoting the Beatitudes
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com The Beatitudes, those sayings of Jesus that make up part of his Sermon on the Mount, are the heart of his teaching on the kingdom of God. But I would guess that whether you are a believer or not, you would probably have rarely, if indeed ever, have heard a […]
Hermeneutics: The Problem with Literalism
“Science and the Sacred” frequently features essays from The BioLogos Foundation’s leaders and Senior Fellows. Today’s entry was written by Pete Enns. Pete Enns is Senior Fellow of Biblical Studies for The BioLogos Foundation and author of several books and commentaries, including the popular Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament, which looks […]
Truth in a postmodern culture
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com Showing Christ to be relevant in a postmodern, largely secular society has its share of conundrums. I will say upfront that I am not an expert on postmodernism; the following are simply my observations of being a follower of Jesus in 21st century Melbourne, as well as some insights picked […]
The Gospel in the Global Village
Katharine Jefferts Schori, The Gospel in the Global Village (Canterbury Press, 2009). Katharine Jefferts Schori is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the U.S. – the first woman primate in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Before her ordination as a priest, she was a professional oceanographer. In these inspiring sermons and speeches – delivered in […]
Comforting the troops
I’ve heard sermons about the Holy Spirit being our ‘Comforter’ (Paraclete) which mentions a king who rode behind his troops with a spear or something to goad them into battle… I put this question to my Facebook friends: Who was the General/King in a famous painting who rode horseback behind his soldiers with a lance, […]
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