Tag: Christian ethics

• Thoughts on “Being the Church” on a Bad Day

  

  [Trigger warning: this post talks about sexual violence, Biblical violence, and church.] My denomination is in the national news these days, because Judges 19 was the text for the exegesis ordination exam given at the end of January. The miserable consequences were, it seems to me, foreseeable, and avoidable, and are still unfolding. For a…

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  February 17, 2023

  Thinking Out Loud, What happens at church

  Christian ethics, Christian ideas and practices, Judges 19, PCUSA, repentance, violence in the Bible, words

• Reflecting on James 2 1-12

  

  What exactly is James telling us to do … ?

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  February 15, 2023

  Text of the Week – Questions

  Bible study, Christian ethics, Christian ideas and practices, James 2:1-12, reading the Bible, thinking about the Bible

• Studying James 2 1-12

  

  James gives a practical example of what it means to “judge not that ye be not judged” …

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  February 14, 2023

  Text of the Week – Notes

  Bible study, Christian ethics, diversity and inclusion, James 2:1-12, justice, reading the Bible, wisdom literature

• Reflecting on Galatians 3 18-29

  

  questions for reflection and discussion

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  May 13, 2022

  Text of the Week – Questions

  Bible study, Christian ethics, Galatians 3:18-29, how to read the Bible, meaning, theology, thinking about the Bible