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Women and the Gender of God with Rev. Dr. Amy Peeler (Podcast)
Read more: Women and the Gender of God with Rev. Dr. Amy Peeler (Podcast)In this episode we are joined by Rev. Dr. Amy Peeler, associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, to talk about her forthcoming book, Women and the Gender of God (published by Eerdmans on October 4th). Over the course of our conversation, Rev. Dr. Peeler explains that this book is trying to address where…
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Protestant Love of Mary
Read more: Protestant Love of MaryRoman Catholics and Protestants disagree about Mary. From among Protestants, I have seen both (a) condemnation of Roman Catholics for idolatry or syncretism and (b) genuine and healthy curiosity and desire to understand “Our Lady,” the great and holy woman who bore Jesus Christ. Why some Protestants love Mary My “Type B” friends have several great…
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Jesus and His Father
Read more: Jesus and His FatherAnyone who’s come over for dinner has seen my collection of Peruvian oil paintings of the Virgin Mary. Several years ago, a spending spree and newfound obsession with Catholic art (despite being a Reformed Baptist) landed me with a few too many Marys: three hanging in the hallway and one above my bed. Buyer’s remorse…
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No Room In the Inn?
Read more: No Room In the Inn?Everyone knows how the Christmas story goes. As Stanley Hudson vehemently asserted in the most recent episode of The Office (8.10 Christmas Wishes) regarding the sensitivity to celebrate everything but Christmas during the Holidays: I want Christmas! Just give me plain-baby-Jesus-lying-in-a-manger Christmas! When our culture boils down the Christmas event it looks like this: baby…