Monthly Archives: July 2009

Same Tune, Different Key

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

This report from an Episcopal priest about the upheavals in his denomination resonated so strongly with my experiences in the Southern Baptist Convention of the late 80′s/early 90′s that I had to share it. Just switch the liberal and conservative … Continue reading →

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Camp EDGE VBS

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Last week was our church’s Vacation Bible School. Zach Kincaid, our church webmaster, put together this video: Everybody had a great time. Thanks to Karen, Julie, and everybody else for giving us yet another banner year! (PS: Rebecca shows up … Continue reading →

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What Kind of Baptist?

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

On the days I remember I’m a Baptist, this is the kind of Baptist I try to be. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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The Challenge of the Gospel

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Here is an observation worthy of careful consideration. One of the great Prayer Book collects asks God that we may “love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise”. That is always tough, for all of … Continue reading →

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Daniel Radcliffe and the Epitome of Class

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

This report made me smile: We watched as he moved down the carpet, joking about his height, laughing at the sexual tension and drug-use allusions in the film, and gamely imagining who would win a battle between wizards and vampires…. … Continue reading →

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It Takes All Kinds

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

The apostles were a very diverse group. John the son of Zebedee is usually thought to have been quite young; Bartholomew is often depicted in religious art as rather old. There were fishermen like Simon and Andrew and a toll … Continue reading →

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The Cotton Patch Gospel

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Also in the SBL Forum, Frederick L. Downing provides an excellent introduction to Clarence Jordan and the Cotton Patch Gospel. By re-casting the story of Jesus as if it took place in the pre-Civil Rights Movement American South, he found … Continue reading →

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Phoebe in English Translations and Philological Realities

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

In the latest SBL Forum, Elizabeth A. McCabe calls attention to the deficiencies of English Bible translations in terms of Phoebe’s description in Romans 16:1-2 as a διακονός and a προστατίς. Regarding διακονός (diakonos), commonly translated as “minister” or “deacon” … Continue reading →

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Sometimes a Rib Is Just a Rib

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

But perhaps, if Scott Gilbert and Ziony Zevit are correct, a צלע might occasionally be a baculum—a bone conspicuously absent from all human males. Claude Mariottini summarizes their argument, as well as over half a dozen other theories that attempt … Continue reading →

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Five Paragraphs

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Browsing Amazon.com I discovered that Daniel J. Harrington devoted five paragraphs on pages 75-76 of What Are They Saying About the Letter to the Hebrews? (Paulist, 2005) to my published dissertation, thus proving—to my utter astonishment—that more than three people … Continue reading →

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