- Japanese pastor dismissed for giving communion to unbaptised.
- A really cool video: ‘Who wrote the Bible?’
- Byron Smith shares a quote from Barth on the ‘free theologian’ and the profanity of theological adversary. Byron’s follow up comments are excellent too.
- Todd Walatka has posted a synopsis of Kathryn Tanner’s Christ the Key, – Part 1, Part 2.
- Aaron Fudge (Edward Fudge’s nephew) reviews Edward Fudge’s The Fire That Consumes: A Biblical and Historical Study of the Doctrine of Final Punishment. He concludes with this quote: ‘[The traditional view of hell] must be loyally proclaimed or else denounced. If believed, it should be preached from the house-tops; if not believed, it should be opposed to the very end. If this dogma be false, it is a calumny against God and a stumbling-block in the way of humanity’ (Fudge, 434–5, citation from Emmanuel Petavel, The Problem of Immortality, 267).
- A free audio of Bonhoeffer’s ‘The Cost of Discipleship’.
- Jim Gordon attempts a justification of his book-buying habits.
- Leonard Sweet is on the way to developing Twitter Theology: 5 Ways Twitter Has Changed My Life and helped me be a better Disciple of Jesus.
- The Presbyterian Church in Canada has pulled together a 194-page booklet called ‘Equipping Elders’ which is available as either a free download or, if you’re after a ‘real’ copy’, from the PCC Book Room for about CAN$20.
- Bruce Hamill is thinking out loud on the gift of life.
- Ben Myers seeks suggestions of a title for a new book.
- Cynthia Nielsen posts on Foucault and power (I, II, III).
- Father Robert shares some James Stewart.
- Steve Holmes emerges from a wee blogging exile to share some thoughts on the problems of preaching.
- Finally, Pete Enns on Adam is Israel, i.e. Adam (as opposed to ‘adam’) is “proto-Israel.”
Always enjoy your “wanderings”!
Thanks mate. I neglected to add a link to your recent quote from James Stewart which I really appreciated. I’ve updated the post.
Yes, the Scot James Stewart was a great pastor-teacher! We are rich are we not?
Thank you for mentioning the fine review by my nephew Aaron Fudge of his uncle’s book “The Fire That Consumes,” published on Scot McKnight’s blog JESUS CREED. For a surprising and informative multiple choice quiz on the Bible’s teaching about final punishment, please go to http://www.EdwardFudge.com/hellquiz.html .
Thanks Jason for a bunch of juicy places to wander about!
You’re welcome Mary. Hope you find much that encourages you.