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…
Rigorous logic, critical thinking, exposing rhetorical deceits
Remembering Ed Martin
I stopped by Bethlehem last week to have my last look at Martin Tower. The next time I visit it won’t be there. As the implosion of the iconic landmark…
The Refiner’s Fire
This morning I preached on Malachi 3:1-20, a passage made famous to moderns by the aria in Handel’s The Messiah: For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’…
Can We Talk?
Can we talk? I guess not. Having a conversation with anyone about nearly anything these days is nearly impossible. Even with good friends. Look, I’m not a political animal. I…
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…