Category Archives: +Fellowship

Being Church: Ministry, Sharing, Ecumenism

Fantastic Canon Summary Chart

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

I’ve added a sidebar link to this interactive chart comparing various Christian and Jewish biblical canons. Hover your cursor over a note for additional information. I tell my students the canon of the Old Testament has a fairly solid core—39 … Continue reading →

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August 2010 Biblical Studies Carnival

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Posted for your viewing pleasure at Jim West’s blog.

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The Ancient-Future Path

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Chaplain Mike, who has taken up Michael Spencer’s mantle at Internet Monk, has a great post up today about misunderstandings of the Ancient-Future (some might say paleo-orthodox) approach to Christianity. He begins with some negatives: Ancient-Future is not about “older … Continue reading →

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Lunceford: Fundamentalist Distortion of Scripture Regarding Women’s Roles

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

My, Georgetown College has some cheeky profs! I have observed through the years that those who use the proof-texting approach and take the texts literally are highly selective in what they take. A seminary classmate of mine related a story … Continue reading →

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My Church Isn’t “Manly,” and I Like It That Way

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

I’m afraid to click on the link at Ben Myers’s Faith and Theology blog for the “MAN CHURCH.” It’s enough for me to know that these people, whoever they are, are trying to create church the way a man expects … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Pastors…

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

This is how it’s done.

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Unbelieving Pastors

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Ronnie McBrayer has reproduced a fascinating brief article and interview with Daniel Dennett about pastors who are secretly unbelievers. I have two thoughts. The first has to do with this comment: IDEAS: One theme that emerges in the interviews is … Continue reading →

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Cecil Sherman 1927–2010

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Cecil Sherman passed away this morning in Richmond, Virginia, in the company of his family. Although I did not know him well, it was my privilege to work with him for several years on the Formations Commentary. He was a … Continue reading →

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Please Pray for Cecil Sherman

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

From the Support Cecil Sherman Facebook page: Dear Friends, I received a call just a bit ago from Eugenia Sherman as she was preparing to board a plane to Richmond, Virginia. Cecil suffered a massive heart attack late today and … Continue reading →

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April Fools for Christ

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Michael Ruffin seems to have nailed the perfect intersection between April Fools Day and Holy Week. Today is April 1st and thus April Fools’ Day. The extensive research I did on the subject (five minutes looking at a web site … Continue reading →

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