Does God know the future? Books debate theology
In a recent blog, Stanley Fish of The New York Times’ “God Talk” raised this issue: “Why are the most unlikely people, including myself, suddenly…
Features
New and Noteworthy: September 2009
BIBLICAL STUDIES Jerry Seright. Righteousness and Life from Grace: The Gospel of Christ in Romans. Enumclaw, Wash.: Wine Press Publishing, 2009. 80 pages. $11.99.Seright, a…
Cooking with Eleni: Greek Christian practices ‘table fellowship’
When she was 8 years old, Eleni Melirrytos spent a summer with her aunt in a small village, just west of the ancient Greek city…
Newsmakers, August 2009
NAMED: Dennis Lewis and Robert Jackson to the Board of Regents of Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif., as Life Regents. Lewis attends the Fairfax, Va., church.…
Christianity’s southward shift demands new history
When Communists expelled missionaries from China in the mid-20th century, many Westerners feared this would be the end of Christianity in that nation. But in…
New and Noteworthy: August 2009
THEOLOGY Randy Harris. God Work — Confessions of a Stand-up Theologian. Abilene, Texas: Leafwood Press, 2009. 163 pages. $13.99.Using plain language and lively stories drawn…
Dialogue: A conversation with Kristen and Katie Bay
TWIN SISTERS, 17, discuss faith, friends and challenges of ministering to teens. Kristen Bay came into the world one minute after her sister, Katie, was…
Newsmakers, June 2009
NAMED: Chase Jones, head drum major, University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Jones is conductor for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corp and attends the…
‘Don’t Give Up,’ urge new commentaries on Hebrews
The book of Hebrews is a litmus test of sorts. In the vernacular, “you either dig it or you don’t.” Some readers relish its types…
Dialogue: A conversation with Larry West
WE CARE MINISTRIES director has evangelized for 33 years. "Give ‘em heaven!" With those words as their mantra, Larry West and his “spiritual SWAT teams”…
