by Rev. Steve Kindle Psalm 46, particularly vs.1-2 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; “We will not fear though the earth should change.” The earth is changing before our very…
Scripture: Matthew 4, a portion of the temptation of Jesus Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 5 The devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6saying to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down;…
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 If there is one thing this COVID-19 virus pandemic teaches us is that the world is totally interrelated. No one stands alone in our world. No one is immune from the effects of other people or other things. We are all in this (and most other things) together. Unfortunately, Americans are not…
The Triune Nature of God, by Robert D. Cornwall A Review by Steve Kindle This book is Published by Energion Publications in their Topical Line Drive series. The publisher states, “The Topical Line Drive booklets are designed to demonstrate a point of scholarship or survey a topic directly, clearly, and quickly.” Dr. Cornwall manages to…
The notion of ascension (to heaven) is a product of the apocalyptic era, beginning roughly around the third century BCE with the First Book of Enoch. Apocalyptic literature generally follows the appearance of an Israelite hero transported to heaven, given instructions on what is soon to follow, and returned back to earth to report the…
Apocalyptic Theology: Its Origin and Damaging Influence on the New Testament The recorded version of this webinar can be purchased here: $15 apocpromo_2-mp4 This webinar was held on October 17, 2019. The full recorded webinar is now available for purchase. Apocalypticism had an enormous effect on the early church. It permeates the New Testament. It…
What Is Progressive Christianity—And Why Do We Need It? by Steve Kindle In a nutshell, Progressive Christianity recognizes that the world has moved on in its understanding of how the world works—and that Christianity hasn’t. Most denominations and many Christians still live in the 4th century of the church. That is, they accept the creedal formulations…
by Steve Kindle Just Google “Progressive Christianity” and you will come across dozens of screeds against Progressive Christianity. They run the gamut from reasonably critical to outright pathological. Yet, they all have some things in common. Here’s a few of them: Their fallback position is “The Bible says.” Of course, the Bible doesn’t say anything….
Sensus plenior has long been used to explain why the Bible’s “facts” have changed over the course of its written lifetime. The esteemed Roman Catholic scholar, Raymond E. Brown, defines sensus plenior as that additional, deeper meaning, intended by God but not clearly intended by the human author, which is seen to exist in the…
