173: The CES Podcast, episode 41: Romans 1 and 2
What did Paul tell the Romans about men who have sex with men and women who have sex with women? When did Christians first start calling Jesus “The Son of God” and “The Son of David”? Is “Be fruitful,...
View ArticleThe CES Podcast: Romans 13-16 (episode 44; 182)
Was all of Romans written by Paul? What did Paul think of vegetarians? All these questions and more are answered on this podcast episode which covers Romans 13-16 If you would like to email Dr. Greaves...
View ArticleThe CES Podcast; Paul’s Epistle to the Colossians (episode 44; 184)
What does Colossians say about slavery? Who wrote Colossians? What evidences do we have that Paul wrote Colossians? What evidences do we have that Paul did not write Colossians? All these questions...
View ArticleThe CES Podcast: Paul’s 2nd Epistle to Timothy and Paul’s Epistle to Titus...
What do Star Wars and Star Trek have to do with Paul’s 2nd Epistle to Timothy? Why are the old men being told to behave? All these questions and more are answered on this podcast episode which covers...
View ArticleThe CES Podcast: Hebrews 4:14-Chp. 6 (episode 53; 200)
What is all this confusing business we read about Melchizedek in The Letter to the Hebrews? What does The Letter to the Hebrews mean when speaking of milk and meat? Who was the priest, Zadok? All...
View ArticleThe CES Podcast: Hebrews Chp. 11-13 (episode 55; 205)
Did Abraham suffer from erectile dysfunction? What’s Paul’s nuanced view of faith? Why are women almost completely excluded from Paul’s “Hall of Faith?” All these questions and more are answered on...
View ArticleDistilling the essence of the Sermon on the Mount: An Invitation from...
Image credit: Sermon on the Mount by Cosimo Rosselli (1439-1507) This year I have been reading an edited volume of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s written works. Bonhoeffer was a German pastor who joined the...
View Article170: The CES Podcast, episode 38: Philemon
How was the Epistle to Philemon used by pro-slave holders and abolitionists in the antebellum U.S.A.? Does slavery still exist in the U.S.? What are the similarities regarding the debates in the first...
View Article171: The CES Podcast, episode 39: Philippians
Where the heck is Philippi and how did it get its name? Did Paul see belief in Jesus as a choice or as something that is just given to the believer? What did Paul have to say about white privilege?...
View Article172: The CES Podcast, episode 40: Introduction to Romans
How can certainty offer stability but at the same time become fragile when things change? How can Paul’s Epistle to the Romans be dated around to the late 50 CE? How is Augustine’s doctrine of...
View Article173: The CES Podcast, episode 41: Romans 1 and 2
What did Paul tell the Romans about men who have sex with men and women who have sex with women? When did Christians first start calling Jesus “The Son of God” and “The Son of David”? Is “Be fruitful,...
View ArticleThe CES Podcast: Romans 13-16 (episode 44; 182)
Was all of Romans written by Paul? What did Paul think of vegetarians? All these questions and more are answered on this podcast episode which covers Romans 13-16 If you would like to email Dr. Greaves...
View ArticleThe CES Podcast; Paul’s Epistle to the Colossians (episode 44; 184)
What does Colossians say about slavery? Who wrote Colossians? What evidences do we have that Paul wrote Colossians? What evidences do we have that Paul did not write Colossians? All these questions...
View ArticleAn Advent Reflection on Mary and Martha of Bethany
The following is a paraphrased summary of a presentation given by the Reverend Amy Dafler Meaux as part of a series of Advent Luncheon Speaking Events held at First Christian Church in Danville,...
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The Deficiencies of Brown Bodies? My Pilgrimage with Guadalupe
Three weeks ago, the woman in charge of our English classes was going over dates in which there would be no class. December 26, for example, no class. She then asked about December 12. I looked at my...
View ArticleWho Is The Servant? A Sermon by The Dr. Reverend Kukuk -The Weird and Wild...
This past Sunday I went to my wife’s church, where Reverend Kukuk preached from the Advent Scripture Reading which was in Isaiah. I asked the Reverend if we could publish her essay here and she said...
View ArticleDid Jesus use “teddy bear” love or “tough love”?
I often encounter messages from Christians of various denominations and theological orientations that make a claim of Jesus’s intentions on a particular topic. They cite a Bible verse that they argue...
View ArticleWho was Jesus? Marcus Borg’s summary of “historical Jesus” research
I recently read Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary by the late Marcus Borg as part of my effort to learn more about “historical Jesus” scholarship. This...
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