Linkathon!
Satire…25 Christian movies that need to be made…
The beauty of Reformed worship…
The greatest threat to the church isn’t Islam,it’s us…
Is the common cup still relevant today?
The hypocrisy of Bible Belt executions…
The eternal mystery of being in two places at once…
How to make disciples in a secular age…
Five things to pray after the Manchester attack…
Is it time to give attention to the plight of white men in America?
When this pastor got political…
Creationist sues the Grand Canyon for religious discrimination…
How to take the church to work…
The hospice chaplain and the schizophrenic…
How to love your ideological enemy…
Why all the fuss? The difference between the Lutherans and Reformed on the Lord’s Supper…
Five things you should know about Reinhold Niebuhr…
Why it matters that Jesus was really human…
What is the evidence for evolution?
What happens to our pets when they die?
Lord save us from a proof text faith…
Huge thanks to EricL as always…support his work at top right…
Are there any early church writings about Junia? Is all Mcknight’s theory based on the one verse? With a disputed interpretation?
I’m fairly open to women in ministry, but I wouldn’t base it on Junia.
Josh – Split down the middle. Translation on this one is tricky. Also, owing the the common nature of the name, Origen thought it was a man, as do several Latin Fathers. Chrysostom thought her a woman equal to the apostles, but in standing, not ministry.
Would you agree then, that if Junia is Mcknight’s main point for egalitarianism, he is standing on pretty shaky ground?
I know it’s not your headline, but what a stupid headline the Atlantic put on that article: “Creationist sues the Grand Canyon…” He didn’t sue the canyon; he sued (with justification) the National Park Service.
One more not-so-subtle dig against creationists from the liberal media. Ugh.
#3 Josh
Yes. It’s similar to the book some years back “proving” that the early Church sanctioned Gay marriage. I don’t mind hearing the argument, just use real, valid sources…
what happens to our pets when they die? (that’s about as deep a thot as i’m up to this morning)
i think the mormon community had it right, except that they mixed up wives with pets… if Fido was a good dog, we can call him up in eternity 🙂 if he was a rebellious pain in the neck for which we wished we’d never volunteered to be the caretaker? … well let sleeping dogs lie
one thing, tho, that i am absolutely certain of is that God knows and grieves over every hard thing that we have to go thru in this life…
To be fair to McKnight, I think the blog article was just a rant against what he perceived is a shifting argument. He has an entire book in support for his position.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UFMUDY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
https://www.amazon.com/Junia-Not-Alone-Scot-McKnight-ebook/dp/B006H4PFZ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1495571053&sr=1-1&keywords=junia+is+not+alone
This was his book specifically on Junia. I thought it was a weak argument then, and still do now. It doesn’t affect my view of women in ministry one way or the other, but it is just a shaky foundation for this doctrine.
Personally, I have stopped reading McKnight, both his books and most of his blog articles (although I still read others at his blog).
What Happens to Our Pets When They Die?
They get buried in the back yard.
Good to see a thoughtful Nigerian sharing his wisdom there. Non-westerners ought to have a bigger voice on the discussion of the Church relating to Islam. Unfortunately that article was paywalled for me.
Not paywalled however was this one
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2017/may/together-for-gospels-bible-translation-unity-illuminations.html
which I see as a real good news story and hopefully an example to the rest of the Church. As long as they are extra careful – lots of eyes etc.
Great list of links as always. I too thought the Grand Canyon story was pretty biased. Hope they win that one. Also thought the “evidence for evolution” article at biologos was huey. Of course they don’t allow comments there.