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Divine Judgment in the Gospel of Mark with Dr. M. John-Patrick O’Connor (Podcast)
Read more: Divine Judgment in the Gospel of Mark with Dr. M. John-Patrick O’Connor (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. M. John-Patrick O’Connor, who is Associate Professor of New Testament at Northwest University, and the author of the book that we’re discussing in this episode, The Last Will Be First: Divine Judgment in the Gospel of Mark (published by Baylor University Press). In our conversation we discuss the…
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Christians in an Age of Wealth by Craig L. Blomberg: A Review
Read more: Christians in an Age of Wealth by Craig L. Blomberg: A ReviewStewardship is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I currently work in the Purchasing department at Biola University. From office supplies and furniture, construction and facilities projects, materials and rentals for university events, cadavers and live specimens for biological sciences, books for various departments, to travel requests for professors, staff members, and student…
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A Word to the Wealthy (That’s You!)
Read more: A Word to the Wealthy (That’s You!)How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God (Luke 18:24-25) So said Jesus to the rich young ruler who, when instructed to…
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To Occupy Wall Street OR To Serve the World? (Guest Post)
Read more: To Occupy Wall Street OR To Serve the World? (Guest Post)It’s cold in Johannesburg. That surprised me because I always thought Africa was a hot place. That was the first of my expectations dashed upon the rocks of reality there. Accompanied by ten people, including seven high school students, I walked around an astonishingly large ghetto with bags of bread and canned foods. To be…