Believing Without Seeing
Walter Wink wrote the article which can be found at the link below more than 15 years ago, but it is as current as ever. I found it while looking for commentary on this Sunday’s text–John 20:23-31. He concludes by saying that “resurrection is not a fact to be believed, but an experience to be [...]
The Definitive Friends Systematic Theological Work
I received news yesterday that Barclay Press has published an updated version (in modern English) of Barclay’s Apology. Robert Barclay–of the Barclay Banking Family in England–wrote what is probably the most thorough Quaker Systematic Theology that we’ve ever received. It was written in the 17th Century, but has survived through the years as one of our standard [...]
Lent, Silence, and Applause
I have become more and more interested in the practices of the Lenten season over the past 10 years. There is something about preparing for the Easter event, rather than just allowing it to pop up on me that creates hope in my spirit. It is something like the feeling I get during the Advent [...]
Advertising Jesus
While studying the first twelve verses of Mark 2 this past week I’ve been struck with something that I won’t be talking about this Sunday, but wanted to mention. Perhaps this is an acceptable way to do so. If you’ve been around for some of the sermons from Mark’s first chapter, you may remember that [...]