I have been studying toward the MTh in Reformed Theology with Union Theological College, using the BibleMesh platform. It has been in equal measure enjoyable, challenging, and fruitful. I am a trainee pastor at Christ Church, Loughborough, in the East Midlands, UK, and so am taking the course part-time and at a distance. In no …
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“Whether or not it draws on new scientific research, technology is a branch of moral philosophy, not of science.” ~ Paul Goodman During my 16 years in the classroom, I’ve witnessed the unbelievably rapid transformation of mobile phone technology. At one point, I overheard a brutally honest conversation between a group of senior boys. They felt …
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MORRISTOWN, New Jersey—An agreement between BibleMesh and The Langham Partnership will provide electronic access to books by majority world Christians addressing critical issues in the global church. The agreement grants electronic publishing (ePub) access to more than 150 exclusive titles in the Langham library, including works written or endorsed by the ministry’s founder, the late …
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Self-isolation; pandemic; super spreader; coronavirus; COVID-19. Just a few of the words that have become part of everyday conversation in the weeks since the first outbreak of a novel coronavirus was reported in Wuhan, China on 31 December 2019. As of this writing there are 83,650 confirmed cases and have been 2,858 deaths worldwide, although …
In a prior post, I put in a good word for the Pharisees, hoping to add nuance to our image of this group and to avoid unintended insults of modern-day Jews. Harsh, but Internal, Critique Some might object that the latter concern amounts to too much political correctness or an attempt to tidy up the …
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Several Jewish groups oppose Jesus’ ministry in the Gospels. The most frequent of these sparring partners are the Pharisees, who are roughly coterminous with the “scribes” and “teachers of the law.” As portrayed in the conservative Christianity of my upbringing, the Pharisees were strict moralists who had lost view of God’s compassion and boasted in …