Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Assassin – REVIEW
by John Jackman Movies are not academic documentaries; they are storytelling and drama. Filmmakers must always take some license to fit a complex story into two hours, and indeed is…
Articles having to do with the history of Christianity and faith.
Interpreting the Bible, Part 2
Jesus is the Lens In my last post, I mentioned Dr. Craig Atwood’s comment that for Moravians, “Jesus is the lens,” the lens through which we view and interpret all…
Interpreting the Bible, Part 1
Recently, I received what I hoped was a serious inquiry asking “What Moravian Church doctrine/logic do you use to set the parameters for what biblical theology is accepted and what…
Book Review: “Crazy For God:”
Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back by Frank…
Saint Patrick & David Nitschmann
A perfect topic to start this long-postponed blog! Today is Saint Patrick's Day and they've dumped green dye in the Chicago River, corned beef and cabbage is the planned supper…