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Category Archives: Church History
Humor and the Kingdom of God – Clarence Jordan Stories
Humor story 1 “One time, when Clarence Jordan was finished giving a speech, a man in the audience stood up and said, ‘Folks, this man is a good talker, but you need to understand, he’s a Communist.’ Clarence replied, ‘Sir, … Continue reading
Empire Afraid of Baptized Christians (As It Should Be): Baptized Slaves
Watch out for baptized Christians. There’s a good chance they will recognize they are children of God and expect others to treat them equally. In 1706, for example, six colonies in North America introduced legislation so confirmed baptism of slaves … Continue reading
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Tagged A Susceptible Practice, Albert J. Raboteau, American South, Andrea Bieler, Antebellum South, baptism of slaves, children of God, Christians, equality, in Reading Ideologies: Essays on the Bible & Interpretation in Honor of Mary Ann Tolbert, Jesus, peace, peace and justice, racism, slave, Slave Religion: The 'Invisible Institution' in the Antebellum South, slavery, South, Tat-siong Benny Liew
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Nicene Doctrine Is A Totally Irrelevant Affirmation (A Peek at 4th Century Christianity)
Let’s take a peak at 4th century Christianity. Allow me to introduce briefly three characters, two of whom, Jerome and Rufinius, are engaged in theological debate. Origen - 184/185 – 253/254, was a theologian in Alexandria Jerome – 347 – 30 September … Continue reading
The Annihilation Of All Error
Ramsay Macmullen in Christianity & Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries highlights the Christians concern for the annihilation of all error. In annihilating error Christians were simply following God’s instructions: Ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and … Continue reading
Originally Blessed or Original Sin/Sacrificial Death?
Original sin, we can thank St. Auggie for that one. St. Augustine got the church off in a wrong direction. Even today many in the church are obsessed with original sin. If there is no original sin, there’s no need … Continue reading
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Tagged atonement, church, Church History, GLBT, God called it good, Matthew Fox, Original Blessing, original sin, sacrifice, sex, sin, St. Augustine
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3 Rules From John Wesley
John Wesley had three rules for his itinerant ministers which apply to all Christians: Do no harm. Do as much good as you possibly can do. Stay in love with God.
A Woman of Haughty and Fierce Carriage and Voluble Tongue
In 1634, Anne Hutchinson arrived from England to Massachusetts. Daughter of a noncomformist minister, Anne apparently took after her father. She was described as a “woman of haughty and fierce carriage. . . of voluble tongue.” Anne would need her … Continue reading
“You Ate The Apple” – If you think that line works with my wife raise your hand
She looks at me. I look at her. The question at hand: who is going to get up and get the TV remote? Will it be me? Will it be her? From my perspective the answer is easy. I say, … Continue reading